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Are Northern Ireland’s child vaccination rates for measles too low?
5 March 2024
On 19 February during a plenary session in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly said: “Almost 89% of children in Northern Ireland have
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Have almost 50 people died in NI because of a Covid-19 vaccine?
16 February 2023
On 10 January, DUP MLA Paul Frew tweeted: “[We] know, according to MHRA that 47 people in NI died from vaccine injury up to 29th
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Are children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death?
4 March 2022
Data does not support this claim. Deaths of children after vaccination are too rare to inform reliable estimates. A temporary increase is possible because children Health
Is there a 50% chance of hospitalisation with Omicron if you don’t get a COVID-19 booster jab?
28 February 2022
Data published by the UK Health Security Agency at the time of the claim suggested that with two doses, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation due to
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COVID-19 vaccinations: fertility and pregnancy
5 August 2021
The issue of how COVID-19 vaccines may impact fertility and/or pregnancy continues to be live. Health Minister Robin Swann told the Stormont health committee on Health
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Some suggestions when handling COVID-19 leaflets
30 July 2021
A number of leaflets about COVID-19 vaccines and their safety have been circulating in Northern Ireland. FactCheckNI has previously fact checked many of these claims.
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Pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccines
28 July 2021
On 16 April 2021, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that all pregnant people should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same
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Is the Red Cross refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccination?
27 May 2021
The claim is not accurate. The British Red Cross does not collect or supply blood in the UK. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service states Explainer
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Long COVID
27 May 2021
“Long COVID” or “ongoing COVID” are terms given to those who remain ill with COVID-19 for a period of time longer than four weeks. The Explainer
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COVID-19 vaccinations: fertility and pregnancy
13 April 2021
The issue of how COVID-19 vaccines may impact fertility and/or pregnancy continues to be live. Health Minister Robin Swann told the Stormont health committee on
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Is Northern Ireland one of the most locked-down places in the world?
24 February 2021
According to a “Government Stringency Index”, the UK has one of the strictest lockdown policies in the world, but the Northern Ireland Executive’s response is Health