{"id":11284,"date":"2024-10-17T14:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=11284"},"modified":"2024-10-27T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T20:14:17","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-october-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-october-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of October 17, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-default-css\">.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}<\/style><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">.vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}<\/style>[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=\"true\" css=\".vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}\"][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px;\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\" content_placement=\"top\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/6\"]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50@2x.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"5\/6\"][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:h1|font_size:1.615em|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\"\"]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=\"\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: right;\">Want to see debunkings like this in action? Watch the <a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM53nMUclCyzp58Ns_M85dxsGsaJfuPe2\">videos<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][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]<div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_10153 wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-loop wpex-post-cards-grid wpex-row wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-11281 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-198\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Did vaccines really eliminate polio?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/JoeRogan\/comments\/1g0idvs\/old_jre_curious_dumb_guy_talks_to_experts_to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D70dfc518c8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZPXolaL3iVQr3uhYLooqA\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with Joe Rogan, &#8220;Ecomodernist&#8221; writer Michael Shellenberg passively agrees that vaccines did not eliminate polio in almost every country on Earth, allowing him to credit sanitation and hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In order to buy that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0advent of sanitation was a huge factor in reducing polio cases in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0U.S., you also need to believe\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0claim that most people in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0inner cities were using outdoor outhouses until 1955, when\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0polio vaccine came out. We do not believe this.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, sanitation hurt.\u00a0Before\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a01900s, most kids were exposed to polio as babies, which helped them build natural immunity. Better sanitation from\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4108111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcd78f71b24%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3g7Fu_y-0iY5jj_bUPc-Oj\">Industrial Revolution<\/a>\u00a0improved health but also reduced exposure to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0virus, leading to polio outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>To get his Shellenberg to agree, Rogan showed him some graphs and suggested they showed polio rates going down before\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine was introduced.<\/p>\n<p>But he completely misunderstood\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0graph.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0graphs, found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaclib.org\/sites\/debate\/web1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D88b039a8f8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2g7PnBy7ly9IZ_b2_HO6cF\">here<\/a>,\u00a0show that\u00a0<em>deaths<\/em>\u00a0had already drastically fallen before vaccines.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/04\/20904-050-AEC7F1A6\/mass-vaccination-programs-diphtheria-polio-population-diseases-1970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddde296f492%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OwlGNe8RIwELX_zkgxFab\">Cases<\/a>, on\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0other hand, didn&#8217;t fall until vaccines were introduced.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-11282 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-204 jtf_topic_subjects-207 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Is there any real link between vaccines and SIDS?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1844767109995516345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D52edb56322%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3t6DpKV_HWLYQ5kPx2_EIZ\">video<\/a>\u00a0makes\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0old claim that vaccines, particularly\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0DPT vaccine, are responsible for causing SIDS, and that health authorities have covered up this connection for over a century.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>As Jonathon Swift once wrote: &#8220;Falsehood flies, and\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0Truth comes limping after it.&#8221; Sadly,\u00a0SIDS\u00a0rates increased slightly in 2020, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/sudden-infant-death\/data-research\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D60a61452f5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YdknfXpsDQ1IpsNqou0j5\">newly published data<\/a>\u00a0shows.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0claims about 2020 are\u00a0<span class=\"il\">just<\/span>\u00a0another in a long list of non-existent correlations. Several previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccine-safety\/about\/sids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db8080e68c0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3z4j63H8ZzvUHyfcke2ers\"><u>studies<\/u><\/a>\u00a0show no correlation between vaccines and\u00a0SIDS. One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17400342\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6ad60f07a3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw385u1Uji1Dg8tWKfzSgpTV\">meta-analysis<\/a>\u00a0even suggests that vaccines halve\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0risk of\u00a0SIDS. And when childhood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/missed-vaccinations-did-not-reduce-us-sudden-infant-death-rate-2023-09-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dba9d9cac3c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2IsSYqVZpFDWcDTrMgMg-E\">vaccination uptake decreased<\/a>\u00a0during\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0early years of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0pandemic, there was no subsequent decrease in\u00a0SIDS\u00a0rates.<\/p>\n<p>Public health initiatives such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/campaign\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7c4a549add%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jQi4kPDWHa-w-_2h78dZp\">back-to-sleep<\/a>\u00a0campaigns and vaccination can save lives.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-11283 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-202 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">But do COVID vaccines actually cause cancer?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/liz_churchill10\/status\/1845784834343362743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4676ee6a89%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38HlpG49xceK3M25DsWOy8\">video<\/a>, Professor Dalgleish, an oncologist known for his work in HIV\/AIDS research, claims that COVID-19 vaccines contain synthetic DNA that can get into human genes, causing more cases of cancer, and he urges stopping\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0use of these vaccines because of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0health risks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Angus Dalgleish, who had a financial\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7468800\/#sec9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4bee0c002b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZHuGJt2fpAFWtV0ljFlg_\">interest<\/a>\u00a0in a competing COVID vaccine while he was speaking out against mRNA vaccines, was citing bad science when claiming contamination of synthetic DNA that &#8220;presents risks of a genomic instability which can manifest as cancers, immune disorders, and hereditary diseases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0synthetic DNA he refers to is a promoter gene (a DNA sequence that starts RNA transcription) used in vaccine production.\u00a0In other words, a\u00a0promoter gene is like a switch in DNA that tells\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0cell when to start making RNA, which is used to make proteins. It controls when and how much of a gene gets turned on, helping\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0cell know what to do and when to do it.<\/p>\n<p>While promoters are used to make mRNA vaccines, they are not considered an ingredient in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccines since almost all of them are removed during production. These claims, that DNA plasmids were found in mRNA vaccines at a higher proportion of mRNA to DNA than is allowed by FDA guidelines, originally stem from a previous preprint\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/claim-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-dna-contaminants-study-unknown-provenance-no-evidence-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-alter-dna-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddab458b977%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yCx1wIO7mZM3B4RPmHMFf\">paper<\/a>\u00a0acknowledging that one limitation of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0study is\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0\u201cunknown provenance of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine vials under study.\u201dThey also note that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccines arrived without being stored at proper temperatures and were all expired.<\/p>\n<p>Dalgleigh cites\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0authors&#8217; follow-up paper, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/mjc97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D864b39e331%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dlc-nhoFtz69qGusVzgLo\">pr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/mjc97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D460b1f3c6f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WR1Tb5qZdB8zrqZugDdi_\">eprint<\/a>\u00a0testing \u201c24 unopened expired vials\u201d and \u201cthree vials of in-date remnants.&#8221;\u00a0<span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0exported and improperly stored vaccines are a problem. Since mRNA breaks down or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskamed.com\/COVID\/where-mrna-vaccines-and-spike-proteins-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dda94c9d2e1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jCzMLnOjVlMZEmxAjzedd\">degrades<\/a>\u00a0much faster than DNA,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0small amounts of DNA used in making\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine could become larger in proportion compared to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0mRNA remaining.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0DNA would be more noticeable, especially in expired vials or vials that weren&#8217;t stored correctly.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0mRNA and\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0promoters cannot get into\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0nucleus of cells and cannot change DNA. mRNA vaccines are not gene therapy.<\/p>\n<p>There is also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/coronavirus\/covid-19-vaccines-people-with-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D24c8668d3c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NpXSWoLF8J3MC_aWYXmQt\">no evidence<\/a>\u00a0that COVID vaccines cause cancer. Some of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0most powerful carcinogens can take years to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ascopost.com\/issues\/may-25-2021\/chernobyl-at-35-years-an-oncologist-s-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da11ebb333a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3e7Mt4GzcPQiOA58nRkluj\">manifest<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0form of\u00a0cancer. And while there has been an increase in early-onset\u00a0cancers, this increase started in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0early\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bmjoncology.bmj.com\/content\/2\/1\/e000049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D622a4a60f3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729878265970000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09pOI41QgioTWP8J-_phQB\">1990s<\/a>, well before\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0introduction of COVID vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/cancer\/\">Read more of our posts debunking claims about covid vaccines and cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the facts behind recent vaccine misinformation, including claims that COVID vaccines cause cancer, the connection between vaccines and SIDS, and myths about &#8220;synthetic DNA&#8221;. Discover the science that refutes these rumors and reinforces vaccine safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-11284","just-the-facts","type-just-the-facts","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts\/11284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/just-the-facts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}