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“The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 25 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False

What PolitiFact found

Thousands of people with underlying health conditions were included in testing before COVID-19 vaccines were given authorization in the U.S.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.

Where the claim appeared

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