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F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe | Flipboard

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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles”
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While there are multiple cross-references, they all originate from the same source (Flipboard), which acts as an aggregator rather than an independent reporting organization. No other independent news sources or authoritative references were found to corroborate this specific claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case of COVID-19 was reported on January 20, and Health and Human Services Secretary Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Unite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States was a mass immunization campaign for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first granted emergency …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, sold under the brand name Comirnaty, is an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by the German biotechnology company BioNTech. For its development, BioNTech colla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer–BioNTech_COVID-19_vacci…
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“Two New Jersey residents are being monitored after being potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus”
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The claim is reported by The Guardian, the New Jersey Department of Health (via official news release), and other web sources (AOL, YouTube). Multiple independent sources confirm the monitoring of two residents for hantavirus exposure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County, the county's most populous city and its largest by area. As of the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey (sometimes colloquially shortened Jersey) is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS New Jersey (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". New Jersey…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
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“Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial”
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Multiple independent web sources and clinical trial results confirm that Moderna's mRNA-1010 demonstrated superior relative vaccine efficacy (specifically 26.6% higher) compared to standard-dose vaccines in adults aged 50+.
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web search NEUTRAL — The primary efficacy objective was to evaluate the relative vaccine efficacy of mRNA-1010 as compared with a standard-dose comparator against the first episode of protocol-defined influenza-like ...
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2516491
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web search NEUTRAL — mRNA-1010 demonstrated superior relative vaccine efficacy that was 26.6% (95% CI; 16.7%, 35.4%) higher than a licensed standard-dose seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 50 years and older
https://www.newswire.com/view/content/moderna-announces-posi…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the P304 Phase III study, Moderna's mRNA-1010 demonstrated a 26.6% relative efficacy over a standard-dose flu vaccine in adults aged 50+, showing consistent protection across strains and age groups…
https://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/view/moderna-mrn…
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“Some years, they [flu shots] can reduce the risk of illness by as little as 20% to 30%”
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Web search results from Science-Based Medicine and other research-oriented sources confirm that flu vaccine efficacy varies by year and can be significantly lower (e.g., 20-30%) when there is a poor antigenic match between the vaccine and circulating strains.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The flu is the common name for influenza, an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza viruses. Flu or FLU may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flu_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the misleading name Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
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“Possible Measles Exposure At Met Opera In Manhattan... People who attended a Metropolitan Opera performance at Lincoln Center in April”
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Multiple web search results explicitly report a possible measles exposure for people who attended a Metropolitan Opera performance at Lincoln Center in April.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Opera House (also known as The Met) is an opera house located on Broadway at Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center, the theater w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera_House_(Linc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Stanley Kovner (born February 1945) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is chairman of CAM Capital, which he established in January 2012 to manage his investment…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Kovner
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“Plant Found in Obscure Brazilian Rainforest Seems Weirdly Good at Fighting Covid-19”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about plants and the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, but none of the sources mention a specific plant extract from a Brazilian rainforest that is effective against COVID-19.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pande…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Brazil is an ongoing mass immunization campaign for the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. It started on 17 January 2021, when the country had 210 thousand deaths. The I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_Brazil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has resulted in 37,978,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 703,774 deaths. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Brazil on 25 February 2020, when a man from São Pau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Brazil
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“California parents of newborns will leave the hospital with a supply of 400 free diapers as part of the new “Golden State Start” program launching”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources, including Business Insider and reports on Governor Newsom's announcement of the 'Golden State Start' program providing 400 free diapers to newborns.
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web search NEUTRAL — California will give new parents 400 free diapers before they leave the hospital. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a first-in-the-nation diaper program launching this summer. The state says it's part of a …
https://www.businessinsider.com/california-babies-free-diape…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Start will deliver immediate relief, allowing parents to focus on what matters most – caring for their newborn. Together with Baby2Baby, we can ease the financial burden on California par…
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/08/governor-newsom-launches-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — California launches free diaper program for newborns at dozens of hospitals.“Every baby born in California deserves a healthy start in life — and that means making sure parents have the basics they ne…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/california-launches…
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