Spike protein produced by vaccine is not toxic
CLAIM: COVID-19 vaccines make people produce a spike protein that is a toxin and can spread to other parts of the body and damage organs.
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CLAIM: COVID-19 vaccines make people produce a spike protein that is a toxin and can spread to other parts of the body and damage organs.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 4 1of4FILE - In this June 3, 2021 file photo, a Pfizer vaccine is prepared at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash. On Friday, June 11, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming COVID-19 vaccines make people produce a spike protein that is a toxin and can spread to other parts of the body and damage organs.Elaine Thompson/APShow MoreShow Less 2of4FILE - In this May 26, 2021 file photo, Dr. Ant...
email article In the early days of the pandemic, organ donation and transplantation screeched to a halt. Hospitals were at full capacity with an onslaught of COVID-19 patients. Concerns ran high about exposing vulnerable patients to the virus through the organs they'd receive or during inpatient stays. But transplants picked back up in the second half of last year. The move marked a promising sign for organ procurement organizations that work to connect as many donors as possible to the tens of thousands of patients whose life depends on them, as well as for the transplant teams that pe...
The surgeon wore only a surgical mask when preparing the lungs
Covid-19 deadlier than flu for ICU patients Genetic analyses showed the patient and surgeon had both acquired virus from the donor's lungs Reuters February 27, 2021 Experts say more than 60 percent of the hearts and lungs donated for transplantation each year must be discarded because they cannot be kept on ice for long. PHOTO: AFP The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Covid-19 can be transmitted via lung transplant The coronavirus can linger in t...