The Infodemic: Proteins Produced by Virus Aren't Toxic

FILE - In this March 24, 2021 file photo, a nurse holds a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, prior to vaccination in Machakos, Kenya.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: COVID-19 vaccines’ spike protein is toxic or ‘cytotoxic’.

Verdict: False

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Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that Johns Hopkins University has confirmed you can be vaccinated with a PCR test, even without knowing.

​Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters