Coronavirus

By Robert Farley   Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the […]

  Special to The Dallas Examiner   After reviewing the data and science from an independent advisory panel to the FDA, Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock amended FDA’s emergency-use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine […]

By Brea Jones SciCheck Digest NBA star Bradley Beal made some misleading comments — shared in viral video clips — about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. No vaccine is 100% effective, but clinical trials and studies […]

  By MAGGIE FOX and AMANDA SEALY CNN Vaccine maker Pfizer said Monday tests have shown its COVID-19 vaccine works well in children ages 5 to 11. It’s now discussing these findings with the U.S. […]

By D’Angelo Gore   SciCheck Digest The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed […]

By D’Angelo Gore   Q: How do people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 pose a risk to people who have been vaccinated? A: An unvaccinated person who is infected with COVID-19 poses a much greater risk […]

By Tess Hancock SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of ivermectin as a treatment for arriving refugees to treat parasitic infections. But a social media post by Dr. Simone Gold, […]

By Saranac Hale Spencer SciCheck Digest Public health officials around the world have explained that erectile dysfunction is not a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines, but a viral tweet from rapper Nicki Minaj has spread the […]

By Saranac Hale Spencer   SciCheck Digest Afghanistan has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program and, although administration of vaccines has slowed due to internal armed conflicts, the program is still underway. But some prominent conservative purveyors […]

By Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced a six-point plan to increase vaccinations against COVID-19 and slow the spread of the delta variant of the virus that has resulted in increasing COVID-19 cases and […]