Vaccinated people can t emit vaccine particles for unvaccinated to inhale: Fact check
The Covid-19 vaccine cannot be inhaled via shedding and can only enter the human body through an administered dose.
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UPDATED: May 9, 2021 09:04 IST
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not shed from person to person, nor has the company admitted any such thing. (Photo: Reuters)
CLAIM: Pfizer admits in its Covid-19 clinical trial protocol document that vaccinated people can “shed” the vaccine, emitting materials that can spread to unvaccinated people by inhalation or skin contact.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Covid-19 vaccines that are in use, including the Pfizer vaccine, cannot spread between people. Posts making the false claim are misrepresenting standard language in the protocol document intended to protect pregnant women and monitor their potential exposure during clinical trials.
Pfizer and BioNTech are asking the FDA for full approval of their COVID vaccine.If the agency gives it the greenlight it would be the first vaccine in the U.S. to have complete approval.The vaccines that have been approved already were all given emergency use authorization. That s a distinction that s used during public health emergencies. The FDA is expected to take weeks to review the application.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
CLAIM: Pfizer admits in its COVID-19 clinical trial protocol document that vaccinated people can âshedâ the vaccine, emitting materials that can spread to unvaccinated people by inhalation or skin contact.
THE FACTS: Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine does not shed from person to person, nor has the company admitted any such thing. âThe Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a synthetic mRNA vaccine and does not contain any virus particles. Because there is no virus produced in the body, no shedding occurs within the human body,â Pfizer spokesperson Jerica Pitts told The Associated Press in an email. âThe vaccine cannot be inhaled via shedding and can only enter the human body through an administered dose.â The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizerâs vaccine in December after extensive clinical trials. Women who were pregnant or breastfeeding were excluded from joining those early clinical studies, and participants were instructed to take meas
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The surge of COVID-19 cases in India has taken the life of Dr. Rajendra Kapila, Rutgers medical professor described by the university as a genuine giant in the field of infectious diseases.
Kapila was 81 and went to the country to care for and check on loved ones. Both Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital are saddened by the untimely passing of Rajendra Kapila, the university said in a statement. For 50 years, Dr. Kapila served as a foundational pillar of New Jersey Medical School, the Martland Hospital and University Hospital where he provided care to tens of thousands of patients and trained numerous generations of medical students, residents and fellows. A genuine giant in the field of infectious diseases, Dr. Kapila was recognized world-wide and sought out for his legendary knowledge and extraordinary clinical acumen in diagnosing and treating the most complex infectious diseases, the statement said.