Trending Misinformation about Vaccines & COVID-19
- News headlines about the death of an AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial participant have dominated misinformation this past week. The story has been misinterpreted to suggest that the individual in the trial received the experimental vaccine, when in fact the person was in the control group.
- Deaths following flu vaccination in South Korea may be contributing to the avoidance of the flu shot over concern about the vaccine’s safety. The deaths are being investigated, but Korean health authorities have found no direct link between the deaths and the vaccines, and plan to continue with the vaccine program.