Trending Misinformation about Vaccines & COVID-19
- Research from the CDC about mask-use among COVID-19 patients is being interpreted to suggest that masks don’t work. In particular, news stories and social media posts are highlighting the statistic that 85% of COVID-19 patients in the CDC report stated that they ‘always’ or ‘often’ wear a mask.
- A video claiming that one of the developing COVID-19 vaccines causes sterility in 97% of women, impacts male sexual organs, and will change the DNA of recipients is recirculating. The claims have been repeated multiple times throughout the past few months. The claims have been debunked by Reuters for its misleading and false claims.
- On Twitter, an article is circulating which discusses unpublished research claiming that there are fewer incidences of autism among unvaccinated children compared to fully vaccinated children. Reputable peer-reviewed studies have repeatedly shown there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder.