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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: vaccine child ‘deaths’ revealed as hoaxes, Meta acts on voice disinformation, England win Ashes thriller

A child receiving a vaccine
The Covid vaccine has been proven safe for children. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Good morning. Australia’s drug regulator received two reports of child deaths after vaccination against Covid-19 that turned out to be hoaxes, according to Therapeutic Goods Administration documents obtained under FoI. They detail nine deaths in children ranging from five to 17 years old following Covid vaccination in Australia but the TGA emphasises that it is not certain the deaths were caused by vaccination.

Meanwhile, a prominent BBC presenter has been suspended over claims he solicited explicit pictures from a teenager, and England keep their Ashes hopes alive with a Test three win.

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