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2024-02-06 06:49:36 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The claim that formaldehyde in vaccines causes leukemia is false. Correlation does not always imply causation. Formaldehyde is used in trace amounts as a preservative in some vaccines. The incident mentioned in the 90s in not linked to vaccines. https://factcheck.afp.com/misleading-claim-circulates-online-formaldehyde-vaccines-can-cause-childhood-leukemia https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180521131746.htm https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/common-ingredients-fda-approved-vaccines https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/flu-shot-ingredients https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/does-formaldehyde-cause-leukemia-a-delayed-epa-report-may-hold-the-answer https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-ingredients/formaldehyde https://factcheck.afp.com/false-claim-about-early-years-vaccines-spreading-social-media https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2015/05/129191/ucsf-led-study-explains-how-early-childhood-vaccination-reduces-leukemia-risk
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- The claim that formaldehyde in vaccines causes leukemia is false. Correlation does not always imply causation. Formaldehyde is used in trace amounts as a preservative in some vaccines. The incident mentioned in the 90s in not linked to vaccines. https://factcheck.afp.com/misleading-claim-circulates-online-formaldehyde-vaccines-can-cause-childhood-leukemia https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180521131746.htm https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/common-ingredients-fda-approved-vaccines https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/flu-shot-ingredients https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/does-formaldehyde-cause-leukemia-a-delayed-epa-report-may-hold-the-answer https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-ingredients/formaldehyde https://factcheck.afp.com/false-claim-about-early-years-vaccines-spreading-social-media https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2015/05/129191/ucsf-led-study-explains-how-early-childhood-vaccination-reduces-leukemia-risk
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