Trending Misinformation about Vaccines & COVID-19
- A post on Facebook claims that a COVID-19 vaccine is being secretly administered through COVID-19 nasal swab tests.
- A claim is being spread on Facebook that a 2008 study authored by Dr. Fauci shows that most of the victims of the Spanish flu died from bacterial pneumonia caused by wearing masks. These claims have been debunked, given that the study did not mention masks nor did it draw any conclusions between bacterial pneumonia and mask use. There is no evidence to support the claim that mask use leads to a higher risk of bacterial pneumonia.
- Claims have been circulating on social media that hospitals have inflated COVID-19 death counts in order to make a profit. Various national medical associations have rejected the implications that hospital deaths have been improperly attributed to COVID-19 for financial gain.