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The Infodemic: US Nurse Didn't Die After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine


FILE - Staff members receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., Dec. 17, 2020.
FILE - Staff members receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., Dec. 17, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: "So the nurse who took the COVID-19 vaccination on live television is now dead days after being vaccinated.."

Tiffany Dover, a nurse manager from Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, fainted shortly after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on live television. She later told local news she had a health issue that caused her to faint frequently. CHI Memorial Hospital has repeatedly confirmed that she is alive and well.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: USA Today

Social Media Disinfo

Circulating on social media: Shortly after Pfizer rolled out its injectable COVID-19 vaccine, claims began circulating on social media that the company had released a “vape vaccine” that has been manufactured in China.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Newschecker.in

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