The Claim:
A video from Children’s Health Defense claimed that several childhood vaccines contained small amounts of a chemical called glyphosate, with one vaccine showing higher levels, and said this means harmful substances are being injected into children.
The Facts:
The claim start with Moms Across America through a study they commissioned and was given a boost by a glyphosate-cancer lawsuit in 2018.
The study used unreliable techniques for finding small amounts of chemicals.
In addition, glyphosate is not metabolized by anything other than the soil’s microbiota, and there is little evidence that it could even make its way into vaccines. It’s simply not a plausible theory.
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