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2024-04-24 21:15:43 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The claim that mRNA vaccines are laced with SV40 is false. COVID vaccines do not contain a DNA sequence called Simian Virus 40 that could potentially cause health problems. COVID vaccines do not contain SV40 proteins or any genetic material encoding them. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccine-pfizer-sv40-dna-853343189368 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-covid-mrna-vaccines-wont-damage-your-dna1/ https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/scicheck-covid-19-vaccines-have-not-been-shown-to-alter-dna-cause-cancer/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/12/15/false-claim-moderna-admitted-mrna-vaccines-cause-cancer-fact-check/71728496007/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-dna-contaminants-study-unknown-provenance-no-evidence-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-alter-dna-people/ https://www.chop.edu/video/do-dna-fragments-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-cause-harm https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/21/facebook-posts/no-the-covid-19-vaccines-dont-contain-monkey-virus/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/regulatory-agencies-knew-residual-dna-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-health-concern/

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• The claim that mRNA vaccines are laced with SV40 is false. COVID vaccines do not contain a DNA sequence called Simian Virus 40 that could potentially cause health problems. COVID vaccines do not contain SV40 proteins or any genetic material encoding them. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccine-pfizer-sv40-dna-853343189368 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-covid-mrna-vaccines-wont-damage-your-dna1/ https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/scicheck-covid-19-vaccines-have-not-been-shown-to-alter-dna-cause-cancer/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/12/15/false-claim-moderna-admitted-mrna-vaccines-cause-cancer-fact-check/71728496007/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-dna-contaminants-study-unknown-provenance-no-evidence-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-alter-dna-people/ https://www.chop.edu/video/do-dna-fragments-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-cause-harm https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/21/facebook-posts/no-the-covid-19-vaccines-dont-contain-monkey-virus/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/regulatory-agencies-knew-residual-dna-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-health-concern/