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Edinburgh company linked to Covid-19 controversy in Czech Republic
A company registered in Edinburgh has been linked to a firm in the Czech Republic embroiled in controversy over a government contract to deliver Covid-19 tests.
February 25, 2021
Claim about Covid-19 vaccine ingredients is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the ingredients used in vaccines such as the Covid-19 jab.
February 22, 2021
Highland test centre staff claim ‘catalogue of failures’ led to Covid-19 outbreak
Mitie workers at a Covid-19 test centre in Inverness have alleged "failures” by the company contributed to multiple staff falling ill.
February 14, 2021
FFS explains: Covid-19 vaccination scams
Ferret Fact Service looks at some of the fake emails and text messages being sent to people about Covid-19 vaccination appointments.
February 5, 2021
Claim patents are stopping poorer countries from getting Covid-19 vaccines is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks into claims that patents are making it difficult for poorer countries to access Covid-19 vaccines.
February 2, 2021
Royal Mail accused of ‘disregarding’ staff safety as workers reveal Covid-19 fears
Royal Mail is accused of having “disregarded the health and wellbeing of staff and put their lives at risk” during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
February 1, 2021
Fact check: Covid-19 anti-vaccine claims
Ferret Fact Service looked at some claims in a viral post questioning the new Covid-19 vaccines.
January 28, 2021
NHS board gave different Covid-19 isolation advice to councils
Health officials for Glasgow and Clyde issued different Covid-19 isolation instructions to those in place in the rest of Scotland, The Ferret can reveal.
December 17, 2020
Claim Scotland is first place in UK to get Covid-19 vaccine into care homes is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland is the first UK nation to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to care homes.
December 15, 2020