Daily Archives: December 3, 2021

Express vastly overstates impact of UK trade deals

“‘Brexit Britain will be a leader in free trade!’ Joy as UK tears up barriers –£766BN boost” Daily Express, 29 November 2021. The Express has reported that new trade deals struck by the UK are worth £766 billion to the economy. This claim appears in the headline, and later in the article itself, which says:… Read More »

Catching Covid-19 is not less risky than vaccination

An Instagram post claims: “By declining the vax I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from Covid”. This suggests that the survival rate from a Covid-19 infection is 99.8%, without vaccination. It is correct that the most recent figures state the Covid death rate is 0.2%. However, this is based on data… Read More »

Protecting others is a reason to wear a facemask

An Instagram post asks “If masks work, then why are you bothered about people who don’t have one on, your masks work right?”. The post seems to suggest masks are only effective for the wearer. While facemasks are considered to offer some personal protection to the wearer from Covid-19 (and some, such as respirators are… Read More »

No available evidence that vaccines caused teen deaths

A Facebook post suggests the tragic deaths of 10 teenagers and young adults may have been caused by Covid-19 vaccines. The post includes an image that compiles headlines from reports of these deaths. Text next to the image states: “Thinking of getting your booster? Type ‘suddenly died’ into Google… throw in ‘2021’ too.” It then… Read More »