{"id":9508,"date":"2024-01-09T20:14:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T02:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9508"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:26:12","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of January 9, 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-10295 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-211 jtf_topic_subjects-194 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\">Are birth shots safe for newborns?<\/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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stopvaccinating\/status\/1743453209199567239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6449039e6e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CoIxpAXjlfyb0P_xmHNgi\">seasoned anti-vaxxer<\/a> is again promoting the idea that Vitamin K and Hepatitis B vaccines administered at birth can cause jaundice and neurological damage leading to breastfeeding difficulties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>This tweet tries to link aluminum and alcohol they claim are in the Vitamin K shot to jaundice and neurological damage. However, the Vitamin K shot doesn\u2019t contain aluminum in anything other than trace amounts, much like everything else on this planet \u2013 including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwn.cdc.gov\/tsp\/phs\/phs.aspx?phsid=1076&amp;toxid=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De33b8b3188%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Lod2R91S-BrOEINNY0P2z\">drinking water<\/a>. It is not added as an ingredient as it is with some vaccines\u00a0(as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/glossary-words\/adjuvant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbd8a4fdbda%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ndi5C5WCv2f2NKrqcn1FF\">adjuvant<\/a>), and would only be present because aluminum is present in the environment (ingredient list\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailymed.nlm.nih.gov\/dailymed\/fda\/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=e8808230-2c44-44c6-8cab-8f29b6b34051&amp;type=display\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df35c3e16e1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JlpuHGUxKI4g3Vu4dE2X1\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that these reactions to Vitamin K shots are far, far more common when\u00a0Vitamin\u00a0K\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28301903\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0a64b452ed%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0COhRSN7IaKokiK2_PMxYS\">given by IV in very large doses<\/a>.\u00a0Vitamin\u00a0K\u00a0is not administered in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28301903\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6da83ad888%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2k0YxbVdOBCMqnZgg4vodw\">newborns<\/a>\u00a0this way. A birth dose of\u00a0Vitamin\u00a0K\u00a0has only ever been noted in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24059412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8daa01772c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BULU9yeS_p2xC7H8x9ejc\">one life-threatening case<\/a>\u00a0in a newborn in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Why do we give the Vitamin K shot at birth? Babies are born with very low levels of\u00a0Vitamin\u00a0K, putting them at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/vitamink\/faqs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D58e7edeae9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3NWsURMvi7Kp70aGttwRAy\">risk for hemorrhagic disease<\/a>\u00a0(uncontrolled bleeding). The\u00a0Vitamin\u00a0K\u00a0shot has reduced the number of severe bleeding cases in babies.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet also tries to link the Hepatitis B vaccine to neurological damage. The birth dose of Hepatitis B prevents the worst possible complications of the disease, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.preventcancer.org\/programs\/think-about-the-link\/fact-sheet-hepatitis-b-and-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df432c03619%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WyhtSgyr0jbVHf5PYX8Au\">cancer or cirrhosis of the liver<\/a>.\u00a0If a newborn catches Hep B, they have a 90% chance of the disease becoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/aapnews\/news\/10295?autologincheck=redirected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D10b189c5a0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3utVbdqeR1ZWAuWdkne51R\">chronic<\/a>, which is a major risk factor for liver cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Babies born to mothers who are Hepatitis B positive are at the highest risk for developing the disease, but a third of the people who develop Hep B were at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunize.org\/clinical\/vaccine-confidence\/unprotected-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd5669912e0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zjmeTJBJ9lAwvxv1qw0az\"><strong>no risk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of developing the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccine is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=23a5e60b22&amp;e=fc0735be13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D23a5e60b22%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EV-itY-FbqFz8RGx1vG-g\">very safe<\/a>, and the benefits of the birth dose far outweigh any risk.<\/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-10296 type-jtf_topics 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 vaccines cause prion disease?<\/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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A vocal Twitter user has taken to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=b4f99a34f9&amp;e=fc0735be13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db4f99a34f9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2geH0aA-p-HN1h9zzgLuts\">anti-vaccine Twitter\u00a0<\/a>to claim that COVID vaccines are causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/disorders\/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5818a2bd17%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zHDwFndC201sff4C38eMg\">Creutzfeldt-Jakob<\/a>\u00a0(CJD) is a brain disorder that causes\u00a0mental deterioration and dementia, ending in death. While rare, there are about 350 cases in the US every year. This tweeter\u00a0is pointing to 25 cases in 2023 and claiming them all to be caused by the vaccine without any evidence that any of these people received a vaccine. His claims about a rapid form\u00a0of CJD being a\u00a0new phenomenon are wrong since\u00a0CJD is known to have cases with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsfhealth.org\/conditions\/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd645653a05%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0H92K7aOJmHyyq3ljUh8Od\">rapid onset<\/a>, where death can occur within weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This particular\u00a0claim, however, stems from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/03\/31\/fact-check-covid-19-vaccine-not-associated-prion-disease\/7053007002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da8bc408c7d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0IjFzAX7xS2kOrdvojJ1L0\">a paper by J. Bart Classen<\/a>\u00a0published in a non-peer review, for-profit, open-access journal that accepts any article along with payment.<\/p>\n<p>Classen speculates that mRNA will trigger abnormally shaped proteins, becoming the basis for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/prion-diseases#:~:text=Prion%20diseases%20occur%20when%20normal,changes%2C%20and%20difficulties%20with%20movement.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2178446789%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3SoVJY-sfu83yvNMTS2pRL\">prion<\/a>\u00a0and other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utswmed.org\/conditions-treatments\/neurodegenerative-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db9aabaad07%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Qy8E_HKKyWYIL5xztItk1\">neurodegenerative<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>diseases. However there is absolutely no evidence that mRNA can cause prion disease, nor have there been any reported cases to VAERS.<\/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-10297 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 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\">Why is the Florida Surgeon General against vaccines?<\/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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>The Surgeon General of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zerohedge\/status\/1743105069350785283?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7f3cb55525%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PFlwEt3Vrk3SBUu9L0H5D\">Florida<\/a>\u00a0has issued a statement warning that mRNA vaccines are unsafe and should be recalled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>A promoter gene (a DNA sequence that starts RNA transcription) that has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12033-014-9738-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D08e47bbf3d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WH-USrN60mYNYgjPxQTLW\">found<\/a>\u00a0to promote a high level\u00a0of\u00a0gene expression for producing proteins has been used in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scirp.org\/html\/2-5100106_44968.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D606ab1dcc7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TI5vxeUoIKOi8WKwcOXvK\">DNA vaccines<\/a>. While promoters\u00a0are used in\u00a0the\u00a0manufacturing\u00a0of\u00a0mRNA vaccines, they are not considered an ingredient in\u00a0the\u00a0vaccines as\u00a0the\u00a0vast majority\u00a0of\u00a0it is removed during production. Some residual amounts are left, however, and this is what is tested when looking for DNA.<\/p>\n<p>The Surgeon General, citing a Canadian preprint\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/mjc97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D806e804cc2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28QAvzvad01OaaUqCVs8is\">paper<\/a>, raised concerns about the high levels of DNA molecules in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which he claims exceed FDA and WHO guidelines. This\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=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc8c862f4d5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36CRyrEzYNHDD-93Hu_Er0\">paper<\/a>\u00a0acknowledges that one study limitation is\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cunknown provenance\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine vials under study.\u201d The authors also note that\u00a0the\u00a0vaccines arrived without proper cold chain\u00a0processes\u00a0and were all\u00a0expired.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0authors obtained and tested \u201c24 unopened\u00a0expired\u00a0vials\u201d and \u201cthree vials\u00a0of\u00a0in-date\u00a0remnants.\u201d As mRNA\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%3Dfcbd1ed7a5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Fs_tyFl6i2L0VeV7vMS3d\">degrades<\/a>\u00a0much faster than DNA, especially when held in suboptimal conditions, any proportion\u00a0of\u00a0trace amounts\u00a0of\u00a0DNA used in manufacturing would be amplified in\u00a0expired\u00a0vials, as these were,\u00a0or ones not held in optimal conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This advisory portion was based on the experiences of an anti-vaccine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ck_i5lCSJ1O\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfaa951640f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3WUi24FXzUlHScUoFkLDSB\">Florida internist<\/a>. He claims side effects in his patients after vaccination, including anaphylactic reactions, blood pressure issues, and the development of conditions like POTS and blood clots.<\/p>\n<p>COVID vaccines, like anything else you put in your body, can cause allergic and anaphylactic reactions. And some people feel lightheaded after vaccination because of the poke. And while there may be some rare associations with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/newsroom\/new-study-is-there-a-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-and-pots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1f5cb88323%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33mj69OR0L-m7yU2NUGgk_\">POTS<\/a>, people suffering from COVID are much more likely to develop the condition.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-vaccine activists have used prior concerns about a particular type of blood clot associated\u00a0with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/why-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-is-linked-with-rare-blood-clots-new-insights#:~:text=Scientists%20do%20not%20understand%20the,form%20clots%20to%20stop%20bleeding.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6b6d8f3ade%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00pg_-YGM5SXABLq_g0rd5\">\u00a0adenovirus vector vaccines<\/a>.\u00a0mRNA vaccines, like Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10052419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfa7b28713e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CVKomzxJMDApBVXN3SueP\">minimal risk<\/a>\u00a0of blood clots, unlike\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2022\/09\/19\/blood-clot-risk-remains-elevated-nearly-a-year-after-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1bb303df2c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Jjl5yPSBDUED9_37oGJa9\">COVID itself<\/a>, which significantly increases\u00a0the\u00a0risk of blood clots and stroke.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/video\/do-dna-fragments-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-cause-harm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db8e78822d4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xMYeDMtMrvG3wA7mnXEpW\">Dr. Paul Offit<\/a>\u00a0explains that it\u2019s virtually impossible for DNA fragments in COVID\u00a0mRNA vaccines to cause harm, such as cancers or autoimmune diseases. He outlines three protective mechanisms in our cells that prevent these DNA fragments from causing harm: the cytoplasm\u2019s immune mechanisms and enzymes destroy foreign DNA; the DNA fragments lack a necessary signal to enter the nucleus; and they also lack the integrase enzyme needed to integrate into our DNA There is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/residual-dna-covid19-mrna-vaccines-documented-not-associated-with-genome-modification-cancer-contrary-robert-malone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D68a53a1eba%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703327032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sPbWdOVzlldTK6TYVEhf7\">no scientific evidence or plausible mechanism<\/a>\u00a0suggesting that these DNA fragments would alter our genome.<\/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>This week we take a look at claims about birth shots for newborns, whether vaccines cause prion disease, and we debunk claims the Florida Surgeon General has made about mRNA vaccines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9508","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\/9508","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=9508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}