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False: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is only available for people aged 40 and above in Australia.
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False: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is only available for people aged 40 and above in Australia.

Misleading: The COVID-19 vaccines have not been approved by the FDA.
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Misleading: The COVID-19 vaccines have not been approved by the FDA.

Misleading: Pfizer vaccine is better than AstraZeneca.
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Misleading: Pfizer vaccine is better than AstraZeneca.

True: Covishield has been excluded from the European Union's digital COVID-19 certificate program.
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True: Covishield has been excluded from the European Union's digital COVID-19 certificate program.

True: A Lancet study has recommended a shorter gap between vaccine doses for increased efficacy against the Delta variant.
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True: A Lancet study has recommended a shorter gap between vaccine doses for increased efficacy against the Delta variant.

False: The Pfizer vaccine could affect women's reproductive health.
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False: The Pfizer vaccine could affect women's reproductive health.

True: The FDA has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
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True: The FDA has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.

Misleading: India's Covaxin generates fewer antibodies against the B.1.617 strand of COVID-19 than other forms of the virus.
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Misleading: India's Covaxin generates fewer antibodies against the B.1.617 strand of COVID-19 than other forms of the virus.

False: Bharat Biotech's vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years.
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False: Bharat Biotech's vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years.

False: COVIPRI is a safe version of the Remdesivir injection.
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False: COVIPRI is a safe version of the Remdesivir injection.

True: Adar Poonawalla says he has been receiving threats over the COVID-19 vaccine supply.
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True: Adar Poonawalla says he has been receiving threats over the COVID-19 vaccine supply.

Misleading: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla is planning to shift vaccine production outside India.
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Misleading: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla is planning to shift vaccine production outside India.

True: Emergency use of Zydus Cadila's ‘Virafin’ approved for treating moderate COVID-19 cases.
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True: Emergency use of Zydus Cadila's ‘Virafin’ approved for treating moderate COVID-19 cases.

True: Pfizer has discussed introducing booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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True: Pfizer has discussed introducing booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine.

True: Russian scientists plan to launch the world’s first edible COVID-19 vaccine.
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True: Russian scientists plan to launch the world’s first edible COVID-19 vaccine.

True: The anti-viral drug Remdesivir is being sold on the black market in India.
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True: The anti-viral drug Remdesivir is being sold on the black market in India.

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