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Vaccines
Most states don’t require a prescription to get an RSV vaccine
Vaccines
Florida Surgeon General's claim that updated COVID vaccines weren't clinically tested, including on humans, is misleading
The updated Moderna vaccine was tested in human trials and the Pfizer shot was tested in mice. Earlier versions of both vaccines have been tested in human trials.
Vaccines
Florida Surgeon General’s claim that the updated COVID vaccines weren’t clinically tested, including on humans, is misleading
The Florida Surgeon General misleadingly claimed there are no human trials for the new mRNA COVID XBB boosters. Here’s how the manufacturers tested them.
Vaccines
Yes, you can get the updated COVID vaccine for free. Here’s how
Most insurers will cover all out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 vaccinations. The CDC is also providing free vaccinations to uninsured and underinsured adults.
Vaccines
No, the CDC didn’t say a new COVID strain is more contagious among vaccinated people than unvaccinated people
Social media posts claim that the CDC said a new COVID subvariant is more contagious in vaccinated people than in unvaccinated people. That’s false.
Vaccines
The new RSV vaccines are not available to anybody who wants one
The two FDA approved RSV vaccines are not available to anybody who wants them. They are only available to seniors and people who are pregnant.
Coronavirus
VERIFY Fact Sheet: the EG.5 COVID-19 variant | Facts you should know
EG.5, which is a descendant of XBB and omicron, is now the most common COVID-19 strain in the United States as of August 2023.
Health
No, there isn’t a new disease called ‘Disease X’
Disease X is a placeholder name for a hypothetical disease that could emerge in the future. It isn’t currently spreading and causing symptoms.
Vaccines
Viral graph uses flawed data to falsely connect athlete deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine
VERIFY analyzed the data and found many of the deaths listed were not among athletes or from cardiac arrest. There’s scant evidence that many were even vaccinated.
Immigration
No, asylum seekers aren’t required to receive routine vaccinations at the U.S. border
Asylum seekers do not receive vaccinations against diseases like polio, smallpox or chickenpox when they arrive at the U.S. border.
Health
No, asylum seekers aren’t required to receive routine vaccinations at the U.S. border
People seeking asylum in the United States are not required to receive routine vaccinations against diseases like polio, smallpox or chickenpox at the border.
Vaccines
Autism and the false vaccine conspiracy origin | Expert Interview with Jason Hangauer, Ph.D., Psychologist at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Jason Hangauer, Ph.D., Psychologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital explains the origin of the false autism and vaccine link conspiracy.
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