The Claim:
In an interview with Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein says the COVID vaccines given to the public were different than the ones tested in the original trials. He also claims that they may contain leftover DNA with part of a cancer-linked virus.
The Facts:
The concerns about changes in the vaccines tested when they were introduced are not true. Making a few vaccines for a test is different from manufacturing thousands of doses at once. Process 1 is the small test batch, and Process 2 is the larger version for real use. Even though the two processes are different, both have to follow the same safety and quality rules, and the vaccines must meet the same high standards.
Claims that COVID vaccines cause cancer are not true and come from confusion about what’s in the vaccines. For example, a small piece of DNA called a promoter from a virus known as SV40 was once used in making vaccines to help create the proteins they need. But the manufacturing process removes it, and no credible studies show that COVID vaccines cause cancer or are linked to SV40 DNA.
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