Obstacles to Immunization in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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The Infodemic: Influenza Vaccine Fluzone Isn't More Deadly Than Covid-19 - Voice of America

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: The influenza vaccine Fluzone is more deadly than Covid-19.

Vedict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

 

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that there is a double standard in the response to H1N1 vs. COVID-19.

Verdict: Partly False

Read the full story at: USA Today

 

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

COVID research updates: Tests reveal silent reinfections in hospital workers
Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear.
-- Nature, September 28

A layperson’s guide to how — and when — a Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized
This story is based on interviews as well as on documents the drug makers have released detailing their clinical trial plans.
-- Stat, September 28



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