A Facebook video contains the false claim that five nurses in the UK have died since taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The MHRA, which regulates medicines in the UK, said they had not received such reports.
The video (here) contains a screen caption that reads: ‘5 UK nurses die after vaccination’. It adds: “The five nurses experienced ‘flushing, vomiting, high fever and severe body shaking’ after taking the vaccination”.
Spokesmen for the UK Government’s Department of Health and Social Care, the Scottish Government, NHS England and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) all told Reuters by email that they had not heard that it did not happen.
A MHRA spokesman wrote: “We are not aware of any nurses or midwives who have died after taking the vaccine. We take every report seriously and will thoroughly review the safety of all vaccines. Vaccination of safety is of utmost importance and we constantly monitor the safety of vaccines to ensure that the benefits outweigh any potential risks. The MHRA encourages anyone to report any suspicion or concern as the known, mild side effects. “
An NHS England spokesman described the allegations as “completely untrue”.
Online searches for the quotes used in this video returned no results and search for news reports in support of this allegation also found no reliable results.
The video goes on to say: “Your Covid Pass card will soon give you the right to work, travel and bank accounts,” “Of course, if you resist it, it will have consequences,” and “You will be in special camps where you are retrained. will be. ”
A British government spokesman told Reuters in an email: ‘I can confirm that we do not intend to introduce Covid Pass cards, people’s bank accounts or the right to work, or to set up ‘re-education camps’. “VERDICT
Untrue. The agencies that monitor the adverse reactions in the UK COVID-19 vaccine say there have been no reports of nurses or midwives dying after taking the vaccine.
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