Vaccination for the COVID-19 pandemic has started in the country, with Pfizer leading the first brigade of supplies for the immunity shots, which also faces a round of misinformation and conspiracies about having microchips in them. The fake news circulating said that a tracking device microchip is embedded in the vaccine, however, this is false and deceiving.
Last Monday, December 14, marked the first official vaccinations for the country after the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved emergency use for Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 Vaccine. The 95 percent effective vaccine has rolled out its 25 million dosages for 12.5 million people who would receive two immunization shots.
Despite the vaccine's ray of hope that brought a different mood for December, Pfizer still faced misinformation and fake news that aims to tarnish the public's trust in the newly-approved immunization shot. The most circulating fake news was about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine containing trackers on its formula.
According to Reuters, the video circulated on Facebook and has been shared over massive 27,100 times on social media before it got took down. The video said that RFID tracking microchips were part of the vaccine so that the government can track their movements and actions, masquerading under the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moreover, the video was narrated by popular personalities including Bill and Melinda Gates, and Alibaba's Jack Ma, who had edited clips to make them say what the video's message aims to deliver. The fake news video did not only target Pfizer's vaccine, but also most of the biopharmaceutical companies and the entire vaccine industry in the country.
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Vaccine Misinformation on Facebook
Misinformation surrounding COVID-19 has been rampant almost the entire year, as malicious entities and conspiracy theorists aim to malign the public and sway them into thinking that this is a biological war. However, this is not the case and not even near the pandemic's origin or secrets.
The Facebook video was re-uploaded by a user named "Jennifer Pearse," who shared the video with a confused state or whether it contains any valid information with it. The video has over 40 thousand shares, 11 thousand reactions, and 5,900 comments.
Social media has been a targeted platform for misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories such as the recent video that was uploaded to malign people. Facebook has made its stand to remove or mark these videos with warnings before letting people watch them via the platform. Other social media has also moved to take down the same content from their platforms.
Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients
The US FDA has released Pfizer's fact sheet for its COVID-19 vaccine, intended for the knowledge of its recipients, caregivers, and administrators.
- mRNA
- Lipids - (including ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate),
- Lipids - 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide,
- Lipids - 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, and cholesterol)
- Potassium chloride
- Monobasic potassium phosphate
- Sodium chloride
- Dibasic sodium phosphate dehydrate
- Sucrose
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
