“Aren’t [vaccines] supposed to protect the vulnerable people from disease? [Vaccines] can actually spread disease. Maybe’ you’ve heard of it, it’s known as shedding.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 29 Nov 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
People who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. That’s expected.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 November 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2023, 13 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.