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Daily Debunk
Claim: The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has poisonous SM-102 chemical in it.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: USA Today
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Claim that a news report shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in demanded the U.S. provide COVID-19 vaccines for North Korea.
Verdict: Misleading
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection
People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime.
-- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, May 24
