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Vivian Lam is a contributing writer for PolitiFact based in San Francisco. They currently serve as the assistant health and biomedicine editor at The Conversation US, and previously worked as a clinical researcher in thoracic and geriatric oncology and dermatology at UCSF. They completed their undergraduate degree in Human Biology and Comparative Literature at Stanford University.

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One America News
stated on April 12, 2022 in a video:

"Pfizer tries to hide 2.4K full-time hires handling vax injuries."

By Vivian Lam • May 5, 2022
Bloggers
stated on March 1, 2022 in a video:

The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.

By Vivian Lam • March 23, 2022
Infowars
stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video:

"Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine."

By Vivian Lam • February 15, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two."

By Vivian Lam • January 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated."

By Vivian Lam • January 11, 2022
Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post:

"Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!"

By Vivian Lam • December 21, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on November 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time” because otherwise, “they’d destroy their hosts which they depend on to live.”

By Vivian Lam • December 8, 2021
Alex Jones
stated on November 14, 2021 in an InfoWars video:

"Fauci admits Covid vax doesn't work"

By Vivian Lam • November 23, 2021
Bloggers
stated on November 4, 2021 in a video:

"Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair."

By Vivian Lam • November 23, 2021
Bloggers
stated on November 1, 2021 in a blog post:

"Report finds increased risk of spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” after correcting “major error” in CDC study.

By Vivian Lam • November 12, 2021