“Kids are getting hepatitis. It’s being caused be an adenovirus. J&J had an adenovirus vector. Couldn’t possibly be related.”
Social media posts
Twitter. Claim dated 22 Apr 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisKids Can't Get J&J Shot
What FactCheck.org found
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is involved. Most of the children are too young to even qualify for one of the vaccines. The J&J vaccine is not authorized for use in children.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 April 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 May 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “Kids Can't Get J&J Shot”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/vcuBs
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