{"id":11558,"date":"2024-12-19T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T23:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=11558"},"modified":"2024-12-22T17:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T23:27:25","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of December 19, 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-11559 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-198 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\">Were polio vaccines properly tested?<\/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>After a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/13\/health\/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1d64933b18%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iVbO40X9gfhZUq_vKpvP1\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0article exposed Aaron Siri as the guy who petitioned to get a polio vaccine removed from the market, he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronSiriSG\/status\/1867662264255300038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dba27461151%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VjNddGPgPLJbvd24wM06x\">shot back with a long tweet<\/a>\u00a0claiming that IPV (inactivated polio vaccine) was approved without proper safety testing, uses risky production methods involving monkey kidney cells, doesn\u2019t stop the spread of polio, and that the FDA failed to ensure its safety before approval.<\/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>Several of Siri&#8217;s claims rely on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinesafety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D373bf2e668%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zaGRZR8g4eFl0VrZuLm59\">package\u00a0insert\u00a0data<\/a>, as opposed to actual clinical trial information.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaxopedia.org\/2019\/01\/29\/show-me-the-vaccine-insert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2932dfd711%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YBkrqJnRdbyq4aOx4QcUA\">Vaccine\u00a0inserts<\/a>\u00a0are legal documents and not medical or research documents. He repeats the oft recited claim that vaccines have only been tested for a short time without seeming to understand that the insert does not contain all the results of clinical trials, only what is required by regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Vero cells, first developed in 1962, are one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7405825\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd10e505ac7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ooQPKPWstWdbcdV8yZbHN\">most common<\/a>\u00a0continuous cell line used\u00a0to make vaccines.\u00a0Siri claims that the &#8220;cells are susceptible to infection by dozens of viruses,&#8221; which is true, but that&#8217;s what makes them useful.\u00a0These cells can be infected by many different viruses, which is why they are so useful for producing vaccines like those for rabies, flu, and yellow fever.<\/p>\n<p>During the vaccine-making process, the cells are carefully cleaned and tested to make sure no harmful viruses end up in the vaccine. After weakening a virus in them, that virus is removed from the cell line. Vero cells are not cancerous, and they are not an ingredient in the vaccines themselves.<\/p>\n<p>One of Siri&#8217;s other complaints is that IPOL, an inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), does not stop transmission of the virus. IPOL does not prevent the virus from infecting the intestines the way the oral polio vaccine (OPV) does. Because polio is spread through an oral-fecal route, a person vaccinated with IPV will not get sick with polio, but can pass it through their intestines to others.<\/p>\n<p>However, IPOL does greatly reduce the amount of virus in the throat (called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1473309923005054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7c0930fe37%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3gHodN5pvINxTl8a9nUvSA\">pharyngeal virus shedding<\/a>). This helps lower the chances of spreading the virus to others. Unlike OPV, IPOL does not carry the risk of causing vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP), a rare condition linked to the oral vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, IPV\u00a0has been proven effective in populations like in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/polio\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D84f8ab0e04%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0K_mY_KReLgemsTiiSaIOs\">U.S.<\/a>\u00a0and in much of the world, where poliovirus has been eliminated.<\/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-11560 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-202 jtf_topic_subjects-196 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\">Do HPV vaccines increase cancer risks?<\/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>Anti-vaccine doctor Pierre Kory\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PierreKory\/status\/1867240591056158856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3e40616ba7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0BsUSkmWgeCFB1U6EEXAmr\">claims<\/a>\u00a0that if you have already had HPV and you get the vaccine, you are more likely to get cervical cancer.<\/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>Some claims about the HPV vaccine&#8217;s risks come from a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wayback.archive-it.org\/7993\/20180126170205\/https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ohrms\/dockets\/ac\/06\/briefing\/2006-4222B3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db182efcf7f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-RFLCMeWNP7W2_1Mhul-Z\">study<\/a>\u00a0(Study 013) where a small group of people with existing HPV infections had higher rates of cancer-related issues. However, the study also showed that other similar groups did not have these problems.<\/p>\n<p>The HPV vaccine is meant to prevent changes in cervical cells, like CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia), caused by HPV. It does not treat people who already have an HPV infection. In fact, people who already tested positive for HPV and had antibodies against the virus when the study started were less likely to benefit from the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The study also found that the group with higher cancer-related issues had more risk factors to begin with, like smoking or previous cervical problems, which likely affected the results. Other studies have shown that the HPV vaccine works very well to prevent cervical cell changes in people who do not already have HPV. This supports the idea that the vaccine is most effective as a preventive tool, not as a treatment for existing infections.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kory also claims that women reported developing symptomatic HPV after receiving the vaccine. The HPV vaccine is not a live vaccine and not even a killed vaccine. It is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/module-1\/types-of-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8910745529%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ck6azmID50kFejNVHW_QH\">subunit<\/a>\u00a0vaccine, meaning that it contains pieces of the virus. There is no way for the vaccine, which doesn\u2019t contain any live virus, let alone a whole virus, to cause HPV infections. He then cites a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S016201341200267X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9745d63203%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sBlMRFk223U-dir3prurG\">study<\/a>\u00a0that claims to have found fragments of HPV DNA.<\/p>\n<p>DNA fragments can no more cause an active infection than a car door handle can provide transportation.<\/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-11561 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-214 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\">Do COVID vaccines wipe out antibodies?<\/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>An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iluminatibot\/status\/1868182404164432300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D40cf6f6d9b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0D4XYzldXy2qNr851UTVbK\">old news report<\/a>\u00a0about the Red Cross is recirculating as evidence for the anti-vaccine argument that COVID vaccines wipe out antibodies.<\/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>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/about-us\/news-and-events\/news\/2021\/answers-to-common-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-and-blood-platelet-plasma-donation-eligibility.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqVkQTEH643vtytERzVCPSV74fVvBPm5UIz_9kMXfq4zTTanWMN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4ccb265a68%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pBJJIugR1EiKWLEKUjT5v\">Red Cross<\/a>\u00a0stopped collecting convalescent plasma in 2021, because hospitals had enough supply to meet patient needs, not because the COVID\u00a0vaccine affected plasma quality. Convalescent plasma is a special part of blood taken from people who have recovered from COVID. It contains antibodies, which are proteins your immune system makes to fight infections like COVID. These antibodies can help sick patients recover by boosting their immune systems. The decision to stop collecting convalescent plasma was based on hospital need and has no connection to vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving a COVID vaccine does not affect your ability to donate blood, platelets, or plasma. The Red Cross confirms that vaccinated individuals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/quiz-are-you-eligible-to-donate-blood-8672802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2617cd2a41%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0if9SeICq7-olYZp9Vxdue\">can still donate<\/a>\u00a0as long as they are feeling well. Vaccines also do not weaken your immune system or interfere with its ability to fight off COVID.\u00a0The vaccines do\u00a0not fight your own antibodies to COVID. Instead, they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/is-your-immune-system-weak-after-covid-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db9bd1d5fb0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734987318939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw07tUqLCmo0jHYrUVNXKWQ1\">strengthen the immune system<\/a>\u00a0by providing your body with the tools it needs to recognize and fight the virus more effectively.<\/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 misinformation going around this week about HPV vaccines causing cancer, COVID vaccines wiping out antibodies, and whether Polio vaccines were properly tested. 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