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Fake claims about periods and the vaccine - BBC

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AgnesNaismith · 13/05/2021 08:28

Covid's lasting impact on NHS and mix-and-match vaccine effects [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57094225]]

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vaccine: Period changes could be a harmless side effect [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56901353]]

The ‘reality check’ team have looked into claims about the vaccine affecting periods. BBC have decided the title the piece ‘fake claims about periods and the vaccine’ yet go on to explain that this has happened to 1000s of women and is likely not fake.

Again, women’s issues are described as fake where they quite obviously aren’t. Would the same language would be used were men to have concerns over erectile dysfunction?

Disclaimer: this is not an anti-vax post

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 13/05/2021 11:10

Thank you both!

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AgnesNaismith · 13/05/2021 11:09

But they aren’t fake claims?

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AgnesNaismith · 13/05/2021 11:08

Ah sorry about that! It’s on the homepage under ‘Coronavirus Explained’ here:

www.bbc.co.uk/news

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ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere · 13/05/2021 11:07

Current headline is “True Stories, fake claims about periods and the vaccine” which seems well balanced. Possible that they’ve had complaints and changed it to something more accurate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56901353

Fake claims about periods and the vaccine - BBC
Ereshkigalangcleg · 13/05/2021 11:02

I can't read your links, Agnes. Something weird has happened with the formatting I think, at least on my browser. Could you try relinking?

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AgnesNaismith · 13/05/2021 09:02

No and I think the article is pretty good actually...my problem is that you have to read down. At first glance the BBC are saying these claims are fake, that is the title you click through to get to the article.

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littlebillie · 13/05/2021 08:35

I think if you read down, it has been recorded as a part of the immune response and temporary. I don't think they are marginalising it.

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