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  • Medium risk alerts: We recommend monitoring the situation but not actively engaging.
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A measles outbreak at an elementary school in Florida’s Broward County prompted the circulation of debunked myths about the disease and the MMR vaccine. Some vaccine opponents claim that COVID-19 or measles vaccines caused the outbreak, while others argue that measles isn’t serious and that vaccines are unnecessary. Notably, some opposition to measles vaccination appears to be an extension of the skepticism about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

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The global safety study that identified several extremely rare risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines is being distorted and misrepresented online. Some posts include lists and misleading graphs of the increased risks identified in the study, while others contradict the study’s findings to overstate the risks and falsely insinuate that health authorities denied risks that have been formally recognized since 2021.

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Several viral posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccine recipients are ineligible to donate blood through the Red Cross. Days later, an audio clip of an alleged Red Cross official saying that blood is not separated by vaccination status has caused outrage.

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In an interview with a popular right-wing commentator, a tech entrepreneur-turned-vaccine conspiracist repeated several myths about COVID-19 vaccines. A clip from the video that has millions of views repeats the debunked claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused 17 million deaths and are the most dangerous vaccine of all time.

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Several posts are circulating images of a flu vaccine package insert, claiming that it proves flu vaccines are an ineffective scam. Other posts claim that flu vaccines are untested and may be linked to cancer and sterility.

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A widely circulated post claims that the WHO administered 50 million smallpox vaccines in Africa that were laced with HIV. The post includes an image of a 1987 news article promoting the conspiracy theory that vaccines “triggered the AIDS virus.”

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Some social media accounts expressed outrage over a Pfizer ad about future cancer treatments that aired during the Super Bowl. Some posts criticized a starting player’s participation in a previous Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ad, while others accused the pharmaceutical giant of producing cancer drugs to treat so-called “turbo cancers” allegedly linked to COVID-19 vaccines.

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Several vaccine opponents published a review article that questions mRNA COVID-19 vaccine safety. The paper calls to ban the vaccines and promotes the baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 14 times as many people as they have saved.

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A popular video circulating online repeats the false claim that vaccine manufacturers suppressed hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to ensure the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines.

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During a right-wing political commentator’s interview with a writer who opposes COVID-19 vaccines, there was speculation about the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The writer suggested that mRNA vaccines weaken the immune system and promoted the conspiracy theory that China may release a bioweapon targeting those who received mRNA vaccines.

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Alerts are categorized as high, medium, and low risk.
  • High risk alerts: We recommend directly addressing and debunking the misinformation
  • Medium risk alerts: We recommend monitoring the situation but not actively engaging.
  • Low risk alerts: Provided for informational purposes. We do not recommend additional action at the moment.
Vaccine Misinformation Guide

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Vaccine Misinformation Guide

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