Perhaps the most outrageous anti Covid-19 vaccine theory I have heard, is that those who administer the jab, deliberately leave the entire needle, buried deep inside the arm of the vaccinated person. For what intent or purpose - I have no idea.
But it is certainly a rumour that has unsettled elderly members from some BAME communities. And it should unsettle the wider population too. Not because the rumour is true; but rather these false narratives are manifesting their way into legitimate debates about vaccine safety.
Rumours such as these are not just circulating amongst young, vaccine-hesitant people, via WhatsApp messages. In some cases, they are unintentionally peddled by older members of BAME groups, who happen to be most at risk of dying from the virus due to age and race.