{"id":11983,"date":"2025-03-06T21:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=11983"},"modified":"2025-03-15T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T02:27:14","slug":"are-we-forever-spike-protein-factories","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/are-we-forever-spike-protein-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we forever spike protein factories?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1893820797606568068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2c72039c07%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742155795520000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sGfVrssMrvw48zdhdPPi9\">pre-print<\/a>\u00a0has anti-vaxxers convinced that people who got the COVID vaccine may have lingering spike proteins for years, which could weaken the immune system and lead to long-term health problems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]This paper, which hasn\u2019t been reviewed by experts yet, has been used by people spreading misinformation to claim that the COVID vaccine is dangerous.\u00a0However, the study doesn&#8217;t say or conclude what they think it does.<\/p>\n<p>The study looks at post-vaccination syndrome (PVS) after COVID vaccination, but there are several issues that make it difficult to draw strong conclusions. First, it only included 42 people who reported health problems after vaccination and 22 healthy vaccinated people. That\u2019s a very\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4296634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De68f568aba%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742155795521000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JYwkajoDVZDTVsOyPVXV3\">small group<\/a>, and because participants volunteered, the study could be biased. Asking the volunteers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4224297\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D167b180853%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742155795521000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1nUQa4BtMGjdP3Y-FGqfPM\">recall and report<\/a>\u00a0their own symptoms is another way the study could be biased. There was also no unvaccinated control group to compare results.<\/p>\n<p>The study found a link between vaccination and immune changes, but that doesn\u2019t mean the vaccine caused them. Many of the people in the study had already had COVID, which is known to affect the immune system. This means the changes seen might have been caused by the virus, not the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The study found spike protein in the blood of some people up to two years after vaccination.\u00a0 However, this only happened in a few people, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/directorsblog.nih.gov\/2024\/10\/31\/many-people-with-long-covid-have-signs-of-persistent-sars-cov-2-proteins-new-findings-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7b92b2d0f6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742155795521000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A79kQlZwgV72PHjiLjG-z\">similar<\/a>\u00a0results have been found in those with Long COVID.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, while the study raises questions, it does not prove that COVID-19 vaccines cause serious immune problems. It also doesn\u2019t clearly separate post-vaccination syndrome from long-term COVID-19. Much more research is needed before making strong claims like this.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are COVID vaccine recipients forever spike protein factories? A flawed study fuels anti-vaccine claims, but the science shows no evidence of lasting immune harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,218],"class_list":["post-11983","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11986,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11983\/revisions\/11986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}