AstraZeneca has announced it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from the market worldwide due to a decline in demand, despite the company having identified a rare risk of dangerous blood clots associated with the vaccine in 2021.

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A review article misrepresents a study on mRNA cancer vaccines in mice, falsely claiming that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development, while the vaccines actually enhance immunity by teaching the immune system how to identify and fight the coronavirus.

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Women are having fewer children globally, but experts say that's due to a combination of factors, including more access to education, contraception, and declining rates of child mortality, rather than a crisis in reproductive health.

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President Joe Biden's reference to mRNA cancer vaccines in his State of the Union address was misinterpreted by social media users, with some claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are being used to cure cancer, when in fact Biden was referring to the mRNA technology used to make the COVID-19 vaccines and being studied by researchers to treat cancer.

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The American Red Cross has clarified that people vaccinated with an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood immediately after receiving a shot, despite social media posts falsely suggesting the vaccines are unsafe.

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SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. But viral posts claim the contrary, citing a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders and published in a controversial journal. The paper repeats previously debunked claims. Full Story The safety of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech […]

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After seeing various versions of a viral post on social media that plays up the environmental costs of electric vehicles, readers have been asking us if EVs are really better for the environment than conventional gasoline-powered cars.

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Live attenuated vaccines can be safely used to protect vulnerable populations, even though they can sometimes shed small amounts of virus and potentially transmit to others.

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The U.S. infant mortality rate increased by 3% in 2022, the first statistically significant rise in 20 years, but there is no evidence that it is due to COVID-19 vaccination, as some social media posts suggest.

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Experts agree mammograms are the best tool to screen for breast cancer and that the benefits of the exam outweigh the risks. But a video in Spanish recommended that women over 40 skip mammograms, claiming the test is "unsafe" and "unnecessary."

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