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Claim: Pfizer document lists hantavirus as Covid vaccine side effect

On May 7, the X account @TheProjectUnity cited page 33 of a Pfizer FOIA document to claim hantavirus pulmonary syndrome had been confirmed as a Covid vaccine side effect. Lead Stories rated the claim false, explaining the page was a list of health conditions to report after vaccination, not confirmed side effects. Reuters reached the same conclusion.

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