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dpaHealth & medicine

EU-Kommission bestätigt Untauglichkeit von Impfstoffen.

Publisher’s rating: Das stimmt nicht. Der EU-Kommission werden Äußerungen zugeschrieben, die sie so nicht gemacht hat.

The review examines a video circulated on social media in which AfD co-chair Alice Weidel claimed that the European Commission had confirmed COVID-19 vaccines were unsuitable, did not prevent infection or transmission, and had never worked. Weidel cited an October 13, 2022 hearing in the European Parliament and an earlier statement by Pfizer manager Janine Small. The review distinguishes what Small actually confirmed from the conclusions later attributed to her and to the Commission.

dpaHealth & medicine

Het aantal miskramen is exponentieel toegenomen sinds de introductie van de coronavaccins in de VS, zo blijkt uit VAERS data.

Publisher’s rating: Data in het Amerikaanse rapporteringsysteem VAERS is geen bewijs van een bepaalde bijwerking. Verschillende wetenschappelijke studies tonen aan dat er geen verhoogd risico is op een miskraam na inenting tegen COVID-19 tijdens de zwangerschap.

The claim relies on a graph of miscarriage reports submitted to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), and treats the increase shown after the COVID-19 vaccination campaign began as evidence that miscarriages increased because of the vaccines. The review says the graph covers reports through October 28, 2022, and was produced by a website that processes and visualizes VAERS data. It cautions that reports are not necessarily adverse reactions: health professionals and members of the public can submit them, and a report does not require evidence of a causal link. The review points to VAERS’s own disclaimer that the reports cannot by themselves establish vaccine safety or effectiveness.

YouturnHealth & medicine

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Publisher’s rating: Fake

THIP MediaHealth & medicine

you can treat nasal congestion with garlic

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

Research from related reporting examined the viral practice of placing garlic cloves in the nostrils to relieve congestion. It reported that ear, nose and throat doctors did not endorse the method and that there was no evidence it treats sinus congestion. The reporting described the apparent rush of mucus after removing cloves as potentially caused either by mucus draining from behind an obstruction or by irritation that prompts more mucus production—not proof that garlic has treated the congestion. The reporting also distinguishes this nasal practice from garlic’s possible effects as an irritant: it says garlic can irritate the nasal lining, which may increase mucus. Its evidence therefore weighs against treating the dramatic discharge sometimes shown in videos as evidence that the method works. The excerpt does not describe a clinical trial or establish that garlic has no other uses; it addresses the specific practice of putting cloves in the nose for congestion.

dpaHealth & medicine

Nieuwe Zweedse studie toont aan dat de productie van spike-eiwitten in het lichaam na een mRNA-vaccinatie nooit meer stopt.

Publisher’s rating: De beweringen zijn onwaar. Na vaccinatie wordt het vaccin binnen afzienbare tijd afgebroken door het lichaam en stopt de productie van spike-eiwitten. Er werd in de Zweedse studie geen "veranderd menselijk DNA" gevonden, maar mRNA dat zich ontwikkeld had tot DNA, waarvan het onduidelijk is of het kan integreren met menselijk DNA. De studie bewijst niet dat mRNA-vaccins menselijk DNA veranderen. Bovendien is er weinig nieuws aan: de studie verscheen al in februari 2022.

dpaHealth & medicine

Volgens het Duitse Divi Register voor intensieve zorg zijn er veel meer gevaccineerde dan ongevaccineerde patiënten die op intensieve zorgen liggen in Duitsland. Dit toont aan hoe slecht de coronavaccins werken.

Publisher’s rating: Dit is misleidend. Het merendeel van de Duitse populatie is gevaccineerd, dus zij vormen ook het merendeel van patiënten op de intensive care. Dat zegt niets over de werkzaamheid van de coronavaccins. Bovendien toont deze specifieke dataset ook patiënten die positief testten op COVID-19, maar voor een andere reden op de intensive care liggen.