Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-21 20:02:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C756E9B317350BF4105A52A3B9FF7AFC0B986E0B15BFA3F6A3EF2B53015B3FD3
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Original Note:
The claim that COVID-19 vaccines skipped animal trials because animals were dying is false. All three vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S.—Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson—underwent animal testing before human clinical trials. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/18/instagram-posts/instagram-post-falsely-claims-covid-19-vaccines-sk/ https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/scicheck-instagram-posts-spread-texas-lawmakers-false-claims-on-vaccine-testing/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/20/fact-check-pfizer-moderna-j-j-tested-covid-19-vaccines-animals/5162426001/ https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/covid-19-vaccines-did-not-skip-animal-trials-because-of-animal-deaths-idUSL2N2NJ1IK/
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