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“Pfizer said unprotected sex should be avoided after the vaccine because of risk from 'genetic manipulation”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Dec 2020.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse

What TheJournal.ie found

Pfizer’s vaccine against Covid-19 does not genetically manipulate recipients of the vaccine. The image shared on social media does not show a document from Pfizer with guidance on the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines as it purports to. Instead, the document is one with protocols for the clinical trials of the Pfizer vaccine and outlines eligibility criteria.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 December 2020. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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