MISSING CONTEXT: 10 dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer vaccine
Jan 29, 2021 11:54 AM PHT
Rappler.com
Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
The facts: Germany s federal institute for vaccines says all deaths were seriously ill patients, and finds no causal relationship to vaccination.
Why we fact-checked this: This claim was spotted through social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle. One post containing this claim has gained 1,600 reactions, 4,900 comments, and 143,000 shares as of writing.
Complete details:
A screenshot of an article saying 10 people died in Germany after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is circulating with missing context.
The screenshot contains the headline, 10 Dead in Germany after Receiving Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, with the subhead, On Thursday, 10 people were pronounced dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, according to the German News Agency (DPA).