Tag: myths
50 years after ‘Napalm Girl,’ myths distort the reality behind a horrific photo of the Vietnam War and exaggerate its impact
Terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, near Trang Bang, Vietnam, after a South Vietnamese plane on June 8, 1972, accidentally dropped its flaming...
No, you cannot ‘devaccinate’ yourself with snake venom kits, bleach or cupping
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Claims you can “devaccinate” yourself have been circulating on social media, another example of extreme and dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.
Methods said to remove...
Can ‘viral shedding’ after the COVID vaccine infect others? That’s a big ‘no’
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Fears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises,...
Not sure about the Pfizer vaccine, now it’s been approved in Australia? You can scratch these 4 concerns straight off your list
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has yesterday provisionally approved Australia’s first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, paving the way for its rollout to begin in mid-to-late...
Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong
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If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media,...
Child tooth decay is on the rise, but few are brushing their teeth enough or seeing the dentist
Early dental visits are essential to help parents keep
their children’s teeth and gums healthy. from shutterstock.com
One-third of preschoolers have never seen a dentist...