A trending post repeated the debunked claim that COVID-19 vaccines are 50 times more likely to kill children than the disease. The post also falsely claims that no healthy children died from COVID-19.
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The continued circulation of this baseless claim in multiple languages after three years increases its risk. Highlighting that the source of the claim is an anti-vaccine activist with an extensive history of promoting conspiracy theories is recommended. Debunking messaging may emphasize that COVID-19 killed over 1,600 U.S. children through July 2023, many of whom had no pre-existing conditions, and was a leading cause of pediatric deaths in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 infections also carry the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and long COVID-19 in children. Fact Checking Source(s): Reuters, USA Today
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