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“An Oxford University study finds fully vaccinated healthcare workers carry 251 times viral load compared to the unvaccinated proving that COVID-19 vaccines make you worse”
Social media posts Claim dated 31 Aug 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The study is about the Delta variant and explaining ‘breakthrough cases’ among vaccinated healthcare workers because of the Delta variant. There is no focus on unvaccinated versus the vaccinated cases. According to the study, ‘Viral loads of breakthrough Delta variant infection cases were 251 times higher than those of cases infected with old strains detected between March-April 2020’. According to CDC and another recent Oxford University study, infected people who are doubly vaccinated carry...

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 31 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 September 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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