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The Infodemic: Vaccines Won't 'Hack' or Program Recipients


A member of the medical staff administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, near Paris, France, Feb. 8, 2021.
A member of the medical staff administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, near Paris, France, Feb. 8, 2021.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: The COVID-19 vaccine is an “operating system” designed to program humans and hack their biological functions.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) stated in late January that wearing face masks is no longer necessary.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Check Your Fact

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

South Africa suspends use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after it fails to clearly stop virus variant
Another COVID-19 vaccine has run into trouble in South Africa, showing less protection there than elsewhere because a SARS-CoV-2 variant that can apparently dodge key antibodies has become widespread.
-- Science, February 8

Why the U.S. Is Underestimating Covid Reinfection
As millions of Americans struggle to recover from covid and millions more scramble for the protection offered by vaccines, U.S. health officials may be overlooking an unsettling subgroup of survivors: those who get infected more than once.
-- Kaiser Health News, February 8

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