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COVID-19 vaccines and women’s health: Dispelling myths on periods, pregnancy and breastfeeding
But like with everything unknown, there is a fair bit of hesitation in taking the shot, primari…
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Hey COVID vaccine sceptics — healthcare experts answer some of the worrying questions
To debunk some of the many myths floating about, Business Insider reached out to Dr Ghazzali Ahm…
Kavita Majumdar
Doctors debunk 13 vaccine myths
Two doctors debunk 13 of the most common myths about vaccines and vaccinations. They explain how va…
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Doctors debunk 13 vaccine myths
Two doctors debunk 13 of the most common myths about vaccines and vaccinations, including misconcep…
Alexandra Appolonia
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Doctors are speaking out to dispel the 'groundless' myth that the COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility in women or men
Dangerous rumors have been swirling on social media that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus…
Rachel Hosie
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8 coronavirus vaccine myths debunked, from microchipping to DNA changes
The vaccines will not be mandatory for all Americans and can't track your location via microchip. B…
Andrea Michelson,Anna Medaris…
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2 fringe doctors created the myth that ivermectin is a 'miracle cure' for COVID-19 - whipping up false hope that could have deadly consequences
Dr. Paul Marik and Dr. Pierre Kory are two of the most well-known ivermectin promoters around. They…
Hilary Brueck
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Coronavirus vaccines are safe for people of color, despite online myths and mistrust of the healthcare system
Clinical trials overwhelmingly show that coronavirus vaccines are safe for people of color, present…
Aria Bendix
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Bill Gates said it's 'kind of weird' that 'crazy people' are protesting vaccines outside his TED talk when he has helped save millions of lives
Bill Gates addressed TED2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where anti-vaccine protesters have gathered to f…
Allana Akhtar
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Unvaccinated Kyrie Irving may be playing home games for the Brooklyn Nets 'in weeks' as NYC plans to phase out vaccine mandates
Kyrie Irving has been barred from playing in New York City because he refuses to get a COVID-19 vac…
Jackson Thompson
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Bill Gates said it's 'tragic' if a conspiracy theory about him putting tracking microchips in COVID-19 vaccines is driving people to not get vaccinated
"I don't know why they think I'm interested in knowing people's locations — that one I still have t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Sexologists debunk 17 common sex myths
Two sexologists debunk 17 myths about sex and sexuality. They talk about condoms, STIs, gender, Mou…
Abby Tang,Ally Giannini,Miche…
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I persuaded my vaccine-hesitant boyfriend to get the COVID-19 shot - here's how
My boyfriend didn't plan to get the COVID-19 shot after a bad reaction to the meningitis vaccine as…
Meira Gebel
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Coronavirus myths and facts: here are 10 rumours about COVID-19 that aren’t true
However, rumours are spreading faster than the disease itself. The government is also struggling…
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Arkansas GOP governor who is holding town halls to urge vaccinations said people he meets have called the shot a 'bioweapon' and talked about 'mind control'
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said resistance to the vaccine has "hardened in certain elements" due to "false…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Epidemiologists debunk the 14 biggest coronavirus myths
COVID-19 and misinformation that surrounds the disease are still spreading. We bring back Syra Mada…
Michelle Yan,Abby Tang
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo went on two far-right conspiracy theory podcasts while pushing anti-vaccine misinformation
One of the podcasts Ladapo appeared on is run by Stew Peters, one of the most prominent far-right c…
Kieran Press-Reynolds,Mia de …
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Here's why a surprising number of healthcare workers are rejecting the vaccine, despite having witnessed the immense suffering of the COVID-19 pandemic
Vaccine hesitancy is above average for healthcare workers. Insider spoke to public health experts a…
Joshua Zitser,Sophia Ankel
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A GOP lawmaker asked if the COVID-19 vaccine had tracking devices, insisting the question was to debunk 'wild charges' from his constituents
The lawmaker said he knows there aren't tracking devices in vaccines, but he wanted his constituent…
Lauren Frias
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Florida school reverses 30-day stay-at-home order for vaccinated kids - a policy based on false claims about the COVID-19 shot
A Florida private school that drew controversy after saying vaccinated students must stay home for …