Video using medically credentialed individuals spreads misinformation

A video claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are actually “gene therapy” is recirculating online. The video claims that 87,000 doctors and nurses have claimed the pandemic is overblown, that it is actually a typical flu, and that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe. Medical credentials are highlighted to lend increased credibility to the widely debunked claims.

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