Fact-check: The coronavirus vaccine doesn’t change your DNA The vaccine's genetic material is destroyed soon in the body SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Dec 12, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Dec 12, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago Photo: AFP As Britain became the first Western country to roll out a mass coronavirus vaccine campaign, articles surfaced claiming various high-profile figures had warned the jabs can change a person’s DNA. This is false; while vaccines send genetic instructions to the body, these disappear quickly and do not alter your DNA. âAvoid the Corona vaccine at all costs,â reads the headline on a December 7, 2020 article on Strange Sounds, a site about âamazing, weird and unexpected phenomenaâ. It has circulated online since at least May 2020.