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Issue 1 of The Real News (which may be downloaded for free from this link) includes a brief article titled Top 5 Facts About Covid-19 Vaccines which was not completely referenced due to lack of space. The following is a properly referenced version of the article. Top 5 Facts About Covid-19 Vaccines 1. Covid-19 vaccines…