HOUSTON — When it comes to COVID and the vaccines produced to protect us from it, there is a lot of information out there. Our VERIFY team is hard at work, looking at this information and breaking down what you can believe and what you shouldn't. And if you have something you want us to VERIFY, email us at VERIFY@khou.com. Here are the latest VERIFY reports on the pandemic.
If you worked from home in 2021 and set up a home office, you may not be eligible to write it off on your taxes if you receive a W-2 tax form from your employer.
The Verify team is hearing from parents who are concerned about whether the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for kids.
From booster shots to wastewater, many people still have a lot of questions about the COVID-19 omicron variant and want to know the best ways to stay safe.
The CDC director made the claim while explaining why there isn’t a negative test recommendation for people ending their isolation.
It’s easy to get lost in all the information that’s constantly coming out about COVID-19 so we’re verifying some of your questions.
Viral tests that are used to determine if a person has COVID-19 are not designed to tell you what variant is causing the infection.
Most children with COVID-19 don’t have severe symptoms that require hospital-administered treatments. For those that do, there are a few treatments.
A person who experiences a serious injury after getting a COVID-19 vaccine could receive benefits under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program.
The president cannot impose a vaccine mandate on Congress via executive order or in an agency or department regulation, according to the Congressional Institute.
Carbon dioxide molecules cannot be trapped by breathable materials like cloth or disposable masks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
KHOU 11 pulled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and spoke to Dr. Michael Chang, an assistant professor of pediatrics at UTHealth Houston.
The CDC recommends an additional shot for some people who are immunocompromised and received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines – not the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
COVID-19 antibody tests look for antibodies in your blood that fight the virus that causes COVID-19.
Parental consent is required for the vaccination of children in this age group. Consent may be given verbally or in writing.
The return of the NFL is expected to bring packed crowds to stadiums across the country. Teams can require fans to wear masks, but policies vary.
The CDC continues to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads across the country.
In late 2020, variants of COVID-19 began to emerge across the world. This public health agency began labeling them using letters of the Greek alphabet in May 2021.
Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins, helps the VERIFY team separate fact from fiction.
President Joe Biden has asked people to encourage unvaccinated Americans to get the vaccine, but he didn’t start a door-to-door push to force people to get the shot.
Swollen lymph nodes are a natural reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Experts say people should still get vaccinated and not delay overdue mammogram appointments.
A video of a woman claiming she and her son would be taken and put into quarantine because they have not received the COVID-19 vaccine has gone viral. It’s false.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects all stadiums to have full capacity this upcoming season.
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The World Health Organization is urging people to continue to wear masks and practice social distancing as the Delta variant spreads across the globe.
Online users have posted that the COVID-19 vaccine could cause sterility in men, despite a recent study stating there isn’t evidence to support the claims.
Social media posts have claimed the spike protein the body creates after receiving an mRNA vaccine kills cells. Experts say there is no evidence of that.
While the CDC recommends people delay travel until they’re vaccinated, vaccines are not a requirement for flying domestically.
Antibody tests are back in the spotlight — this time related to vaccine protection.
As more pools reopen this year, people have had questions about the safety risks of going to a pool amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Claims that the COVID-19 vaccine is causing people to become magnetic are still circulating, but they are false.
Lately, there have been a lot of claims about the vaccine's potential side effects. We had Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Senior Scholar and expert in infectious diseases, critical care and emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins, address those concerns.
The CDC says there have been “relatively few reports of myocarditis,” mainly in adolescents and young adults. But the vaccines have not been identified as the cause.
With more and more people getting vaccinated, how long the vaccines last has been top of mind. Some say to expect protection for 6 months. Our experts say otherwise.
A study referred to in a New York Post article looks at six cases in Israel where people developed herpes zoster (or shingles) after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.
We tackle more online rumors about the COVID vaccine.
Pfizer and Moderna may modify the dosage for children younger than 12. The companies are still figuring out the right amount for each age group in clinical trials.
