Corona virus: From the installation of microchips to changes in DNA and the reality of other baseless claims.



Rumors of a vaccine against the corona virus have risen after reports of a 90 percent success rate.


We've looked at some of the most misleading claims about microchip installation and re-engineering and protection of the genetic code.


One of the rumors is about people installing microchips. This is a question about changing and protecting our genetic code.


Bill Gates and microchip installation claims


Bill Gates has been trending on Twitter since the announcement of the vaccine this week.


Many rumors have surfaced about Microsoft founder billionaire Bill Gates during the epidemic. They were targeted for their public health and vaccine development work.


One of the most shared claims this week was earlier this year that a microchip was being installed inside people to detect their movements under the guise of the corona virus. ۔ And Bill Gates is behind it all.


The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation told the BBC that these were baseless and false claims for which there was no evidence.


Despite the lack of evidence, in a May poll, 28 percent of 1,640 people thought Bill Gates wanted to install a microchip inside people under the guise of a vaccine. 44% of them belong to the Republican Party of America.


DNA alteration claims


A spokesman for the pro-Trump website Newsmax told 264,000 followers on Twitter to be wary of vaccines from Pfizer and biotech companies.


Emerald Robinson claimed in a tweet about the vaccine that it causes changes in your DNA.


Concerns about DNA changes have also been shared in regular Facebook posts.


The BBC has spoken to free-thinking scientists about this. The scientists said that the corona virus vaccine would not cause DNA changes.


Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Vaccines contain the genetic material or RNA associated with the virus.


Jeffrey Almond, a professor at Oxford University, says that putting RNA inside a person does not cause any changes in the DNA of human cells.


Pfizer spokesman Andrew Woodger said the company's vaccine did not cause any changes in the human body's DNA. Rather, the vaccine further boosts the body's immune system. This is not the first time we have examined such claims about DNA alterations. We researched a similar video in May.


It could be a similar misunderstanding about the type of vaccine to be developed. The Pfizer vaccine uses RNA or mRNA technology for communication. It instructs the human body to produce proteins that are present on the surface of the corona virus.


Robinson's tweet also claimed that mRNA technology "has never been tested or approved before today." It is true that no mRNA vaccine has been approved before, but this Numerous researches have been done in this regard in the last few years.


Professor Elmond says the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, is the first vaccine to prove effective and has been sent to the licensing stage.


"Just because it's a new technology, it doesn't mean we should be afraid of it," he said.


In the first and second trials, vaccines are tested on a small scale on volunteers to see if they are safe and in the right amount. In the third stage, it is tested on thousands of people to see how effective it is.


One group was given a vaccine while the other control group was given a harmless substance and they were carefully examined to see if there were any adverse effects of the vaccine. These safety tests continue even after the vaccine is licensed.


Claire Wardley, who writes about false claims about vaccines on social media, says there is a lack of statistics on topics such as mRNA technology. In cases where authentic information is desperately needed, such information is scarce.


Wardley, executive director of First Draw, a non-governmental organization that identifies false news, says: Unverified individual accounts and other news outlets help undermine trust in vaccines due to a lack of authentic information.


Claims regarding vaccine side effects


Robinson's tweet also claimed that 75% of the volunteers who were tested had a negative effect. However, Pfizer and Biotech did not raise any concerns during the trial phase.


Many vaccines also have side effects, but most of them are not as harmful as those reported by people who are opposed to the vaccine.


Dr Penny Ward, a professor of pharmaceutical medicine at King's College London, says: "Like all vaccines, this vaccine can have side effects in the short term, such as fever, injection site pain or muscle aches, headaches and fatigue. ۔ '


Professor Ward pointed out that such side effects are usually experienced by many people who are vaccinated against the common cold annually and these symptoms disappear in a few days and can be reduced with ibuprofen or paracetamol. Can


It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. ۔


Full details of the adverse effects of the latest tests have not yet been released, but Pfizer has confirmed that it has not seen any serious adverse effects.


When contacted by the BBC, Emerald Robinson said she would not back down from her claims.