Numerous popular social media posts in multiple languages are circulating false and misleading claims about vaccine ingredients. A widely circulated video clip resurfaced the debate about the use of fetal cell lines to develop vaccines. Several posts repeated the false claim that vaccines contain fetal cells. Other posts falsely claimed that the hepatitis B vaccine contains thimerosal (mercury), HPV vaccines contain graphene oxide, COVID-19 vaccines contain HIV and cancer-causing DNA contaminants, and multiple routine vaccines contain aluminum additives that cause developmental delays.
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