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CLAIM: ‘World health experts’ have warned Zimbabwe against using the Sinopharm vaccine SOURCE: A viral social media message VERDICT: FALSE: The message is a fabrication. It cites a website that…
On Friday, February 26, South Africa’s TimesLive, reported: “Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country may consider mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations following resistance by the population towards getting the jab.” The…
On February 25, ZBC ran a story with the headline: “Private players can now import vaccines: Govt”. The headline alone drew some outrage on social media. But what did the…
CLAIM: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines advise a two week waiting period before people who get vaccines such as AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Sinopharm can…
Claim: Sinopharm has released production information showing groups that cannot take its COVID19 vaccine Source: News and social media reports RATING: Incorrect: A widely circulating pamphlet showing a list of…
