

This is misleading health experts told AFP the virus that causes monkeypox is different from AstraZeneca's adenovirus vector, which does not cause disease in humans. Social media posts shared worldwide claim that recent cases of monkeypox outside of countries where it is endemic are a "side effect" of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, which uses a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus vector that has been altered so it does not infect humans or replicate. Posts misleadingly link AstraZeneca Covid jab to monkeypox cases

His charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has told AFP that the claim is untrue. The footage was taken during Gates' visit to a Covid-19 vaccine storage facility in Abu Dhabi in May 2022. However the video has been shared in a false context. Malaysian social media users falsely claim 'Bill Gates has prepared billions of monkeypox vaccines'Ī video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and TikTok alongside a claim that billionaire Bill Gates has "billions of doses of monkeypox vaccine on standby" as more than a thousand infections have emerged worldwide. This is false there is no evidence that Bieber made such a public comment, and the article comes from a website that has previously published false claims under the guise of "satire." 21 June 2022 Social media users shared an article that claims Justin Bieber said his facial paralysis was due to the Covid-19 vaccine. 27 June 2022Īrticle falsely claims Justin Bieber linked facial paralysis to vaccine Doctors' statements contradict Wolf's claims, and multiple studies show that vaccination against Covid-19 during pregnancy is safe. US author Naomi Wolf falsely claims Covid-19 vaccinated mothers caused 'baby die-off'Ī video clip of US author Naomi Wolf claiming that "there is a baby die-off" in infants born to Covid-19 vaccinated mothers has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook. This is false leading health organizations and medical experts say Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes (SADS) - misnamed in the posts - is not a new set of heart disorders, and neither SADS nor SIDS has been identified as an adverse event following vaccination. Social media posts claim "Sudden Adult Death Syndrome" is a new condition linked to the Covid-19 vaccine, proving that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is also a vaccine side effect. Covid-19 vaccines not linked to Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes
