Vaccifuture

Myth	Fact
The Oxford-AstraZeneca (Covishield) vaccine will give me blood clots.	There has only been 4 blood clot cases out of the 1,000,000 (0.0004%) who were vaccinated. Compare this to 500 - 1200 blood clot cases out of 1,000,000 women using a birth control pill (0.05% - 0.12%), and 1,763 blood clot cases out of 1,000,000 smokers (0.18%), and the 165,000 blood clot cases out of the 1,000,000 who had COVID-19 (16.5%). Statistically, this is sufficient evidence to indicate that an approved COVID-19 vaccine also significantly reduces the chance of you from getting blood clots.
Side effects of the vaccine are dangerous	Vaccine has short term side effects that aren't dangerous
I've already recovered from COVID-19, so I don't need a vaccine	Lots of people get re-infected with COVID-19 multiple times, and so can you! Even if you’ve had COVID-19 before, you should still wear a mask in public, follow social distancing guidelines, and wash your hands. Remember: Hands, Face, Space!
Vaccines aren't effective against COVID-19 - given how quickly it was developed	Vaccines are rigorously trialled before official rollouts, and scientific studies have shown up to 95% efficacy.
Turmeric can cure COVID-19	While turmeric has its own benefits of being a natural anti-fungal agent, there isn't sufficient scientific evidence to indicate that turmeric alone can solely cure COVID-19.
Extreme (very hot or very cold) weather is unsuitable for the virus	This virus is now circulating across 6 continents and has affected 182 countries. Some variants are spreading faster than others, but there is sufficient scientific evidence to indicate that the virus can spread in all kinds of climates.
Drinking warm water rinses the virus from my throat.	While warm water might soothe your throat and ease a cough, there isn't sufficient scientific evidence to indicate that warm water alone can solely cure COVID-19. Whilst also drinking warm water, wash your hands with it (and don't forget the soap)!