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"It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months."

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“CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate.

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A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

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"You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS."

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“There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”

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“COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.”

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“There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.

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“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”

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"New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19.

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“If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.”

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Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals.

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“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.

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"Millions have died from COVID injections."

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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?”

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“The vaccination campaign” increased COVID-19 deaths by 175% in one year.

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“Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”

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Norway decided “that (the coronavirus) should be treated like other respiratory diseases, such as the flu or cold, because… it is no more dangerous than those mentioned.”

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"Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin.

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The White House “created a fake set for (President Joe) Biden to get his booster shot. The entire Biden presidency is one giant charade.”

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VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding.

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A 13-year-old girl "is now in critical care in the hospital here in Halifax because her heart stopped right after she had a vaccine."

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A funeral home used a truck to advertise the message "Don't get vaccinated."

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"Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States."

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Children and teen suicide attempts “skyrocketed 250% in 2020” according to “one study done by a hospital.”

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Says doctors received a letter stating that if they “say anything bad about the vaccine,” they are “at risk of losing their medical license. How messed up is that s---?”

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The FDA advisory board said unvaccinated people are more educated than most people who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccines.

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Says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie faked their COVID-19 vaccinations on live television.

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A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine.

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"Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."

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Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.”

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“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”

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"Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'"

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“Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination.

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Says President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves from hurricanes.

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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”

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People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”

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“Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”

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“Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”

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Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”

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"Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin."

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Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”

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“27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.”

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“FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.”

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"Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it."

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“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”

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“Germany halts all Covid-19 vaccines, says they are unsafe and no longer recommended!!”

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Says a demonstration with an air quality monitor shows that cloth masks are dangerous for children.

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Video shows “Pfizer lab in Madrid on fire.”

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“Bill Gates calls for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines; ‘The vaccines are far more dangerous than anyone imagined.’”

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“In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."

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“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”

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“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”

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“New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”

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Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”

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The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”

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The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”

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“Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.”

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The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.”

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Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s.

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White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers.

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Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.”

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“No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.”

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“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"

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"Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."

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“Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports.

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75 doctors in South Florida walked out in protest as their hospital was flooded with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

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“It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.”

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“80% of women who have been jabbed have lost their children in the first trimester.”

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“Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.”

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Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.

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“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”

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COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code."

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“The CDC actually put together a document to discuss putting high risk people into camps to ‘shield’ low risk people from them.”

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A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida.

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”

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“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”

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"100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment."

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“Fauci doesn’t trust new vaccine research as delta variant surges.”

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Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.”

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“Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.”

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A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.”

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There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.”

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The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.

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Says Gen. David H. Berger said, “No mandatory vaccinations for my Marines.”

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The White House plans to call for lockdowns due to the delta variant and is “aiming for late 2nd week of August, per WH official.”

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“It’s not unusual for hospitals to sit at max or near max capacity on any given day.”

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Photo shows Ron DeSantis holding a shirt that says, “Your mask is as useless as Joe Biden.”

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Says the surge in COVID-19 cases is caused by “antibody mediated viral enhancement” from the COVID-19 vaccines.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance on students and masking “lacks a well-grounded scientific justification.”

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Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.

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Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.

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“Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated.”

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"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"

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“The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine.

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Unvaccinated people “are making the vaccinated people sick and die, but the unvaccinated people are not dead or sick.”

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Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.

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“Pfizer vaccine now completely worthless in Israel as >80% of all COVID-19 patients were previously vaccinated.”

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“Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.”

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The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.

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Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance.

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