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A Guide to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works. No Evidence Vaccines Impact Fertility Q: Do the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? A: There’s no evidence that approved vaccines cause fertility loss. Although clinical trials did not study the issue, loss of fertility has not been reported among thousands of trial participants nor confirmed as an adverse event among millions who have been vaccinated. Biden’s Misleading Vaccine Boasts In remarks at a Pfizer manufacturing site, President Joe Biden made misleading claims while boasting about his administration's progress in getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. Instagram Post Makes Invalid Comparison Between COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines A tweet shared on Instagram baselessly claims that a person is 300 to 900 times more likely to die “after getting the #Covid vaccine than the flu vaccine.” But the comparison is faulty -- and there is no proof that people are dying from COVID-19 vaccines. Previous Next FactChecking Cruz’s Partisan Spin on COVID-19 Bill March 5, 2021 Sen. Ted Cruz says 91% of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan “is a partisan wish list” for “Democratic special interests.” But he ignores that Republicans offered an alternative $618 billion bill that included many of the same elements of the Democratic plan, albeit in smaller amounts. Pace of U.S. Vaccinations vs. the World March 2, 2021 President Joe Biden boasts that the U.S. is on pace to be the first country in the world to vaccinate 100 million people. That’s true, but per capita the U.S. is not tops in the world in vaccinations. FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech March 1, 2021 In his first public speech since leaving office, former President Donald Trump delighted his audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference with numerous false and misleading claims, many of them criticisms of his successor. A Guide to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine February 27, 2021 The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works. No Evidence Vaccines Impact Fertility February 26, 2021 Q: Do the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? A: There’s no evidence that approved vaccines cause fertility loss. Although clinical trials did not study the issue, loss of fertility has not been reported among thousands of trial participants nor confirmed as an adverse event among millions who have been vaccinated. Biden’s Misleading Vaccine Boasts February 23, 2021 In remarks at a Pfizer manufacturing site, President Joe Biden made misleading claims while boasting about his administration’s progress in getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. Wind Turbines Didn’t Cause Texas Energy Crisis February 19, 2021 Several high-profile conservative figures — including the Texas governor — have wrongly placed the blame for power outages in Texas on wind turbines. FactChecking Biden’s Vaccination Goal February 19, 2021 President Biden this week boasted on Twitter about his promise to administer 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, “With the progress we’re making I believe we’ll not only reach that, we’ll break it.” But as some critics have noted, it was a pretty low bar to begin with. Instagram Post Makes Invalid Comparison Between COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines February 19, 2021 A tweet shared on Instagram baselessly claims that a person is 300 to 900 times more likely to die “after getting the #Covid vaccine than the flu vaccine.” But the comparison is faulty — and there is no proof that people are dying from COVID-19 vaccines. FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall February 17, 2021 President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and spun others in a Feb. 16 town hall that aired on CNN. 1 2 3 » Next page 305 Ask FactCheck Q: Do the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? A: There’s no evidence that approved vaccines cause fertility loss. Although clinical trials did not study the issue, loss of fertility has not been reported among thousands of trial participants nor confirmed as an adverse event among millions who have been vaccinated. Read the full question and answer View the Ask FactCheck archives Have a question? Ask us. Donate Now Because facts matter. 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