What Do the New Coronavirus Variants Mean for the Pandemic?
A reader asks about the risks of the newly identified coronavirus variants. Our latest Ask SciCheck has the answer.
Our Most Popular Posts in 2020
As 2020 draws to an end, we present the 10 most popular stories on our website this year. Seven of the 10 were about COVID-19.
A Guide to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works.
Anti-Vaccine Posts Use Deceptively Edited Video Clip
Social media pages that share anti-vaccine messages have used a selectively edited news clip that suggests the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe. The clip shows a nurse fainting after she gets the vaccine, but it doesn’t show her quick recovery afterward when she explains that she is prone to fainting when triggered by even a slight pain.
Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines
One COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized in the U.S. and more are likely to follow. In this story, we answer some common questions about the shots.
Alabama Officials Debunk False Claim of COVID-19 Vaccine Death
A false claim that an unidentified nurse died after getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama has been feeding into the anti-vaccine disinformation online. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that no one who has received the vaccine has died.
COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Have Patient-Tracking Devices
A viral video falsely claims that vaccines for COVID-19 have a microchip that “tracks the location of the patient.” The RFID tag, which is currently not in use, would provide information only about the vaccine dose. It cannot track people
A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine that’s likely to go into any American arms is Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, which was designed and developed by the German biotech company BioNTech. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works.
