The false claim that COVID-19 vaccine boosters weaken the immune system and cause vaccine-induced AIDS continues to circulate online. There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines or boosters weaken the immune system. Boosters strengthen the immune system’s ability to fight COVID-19.
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Emphasizing that there is no link between COVID-19 and HIV or AIDS is recommended. Medical experts agree that the COVID-19 vaccines do not cause or make people more susceptible to HIV or AIDS and that the shots don’t weaken the immune system. They strengthen it. Updating materials to debunk claims about HIV and the COVID-19 vaccines is recommended, as is monitoring local conversations about so-called “VAIDS.” Fact Checking Source(s):
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