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First CheckHealth & medicine

Flavoured vapes can help people quit smoking

Publisher’s rating: Evidence from multiple studies supports Trump’s claim that vaping has indeed helped many people quit smoking, though the extent of its effectiveness may vary depending on the person.

Related reporting on a study of smoking-cessation outcomes says that flavours may help people switch fully from cigarettes to vaping. The study also found an association between dual use of cigarettes and vapes and later smoking abstinence, though this does not establish that flavours themselves cause quitting.

日本ファクトチェックセンターHealth & medicine

日本赤十字社が「レプリコンワクチン接種後の献血をお控えいただく場合がある」と広報？

Publisher’s rating: 不正確

The review says the claim is misleading: the Japanese Red Cross applies post-vaccination blood-donation deferrals, as it does for other vaccines, rather than treating replicon vaccination as a unique reason to avoid donating. It reports that people can donate 48 hours after receiving a replicon vaccine.