As the alleged misinformation and conspiracy theories towards discouraging the public from getting vaccinated against COVID-19 continue to spread rampantly on social media platforms, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has come out to say that the claim was untrue.
Various social media platforms have been saturated with videos of people claiming that the vaccine had created magnetic field around vaccination site and that it was causing their body to light up an electric bulb.
Executive director of the NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said the anti-vaccination elements have come up with magnetic conspiracy deceiving people with videos, that COVID-19 vaccine creates magnetic field around vaccination site and can cause the body to light up an electric bulb.
Shuaib says although the people who are manufacturing conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are in the minority, the virulence of social media increases their reach.
The ED, who spoke in Abuja pointed out “Today I would like to make very clear and demonstrate publicly that COVID-19 vaccine does not create any magnetic effect around the vaccination site or any part of the body for that matter, neither does it cause the body to light up an electric bulb.
Stating that it’s a common fact that people with wet, moist or sticky skin can have objects stuck to their skin especially in smooth areas. Strong friction also allows for objects to stick to the skin. And the fact that COVID -19 vaccines does not contain any metal. So, how can it generate magnetic field or light an electric bulb?
