Do vaccines give us metallic brains?
Vaccines don’t cross the blood-brain barrier. Aluminum in vaccines is safely metabolized and doesn’t cause autism or autoimmune diseases.
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Vaccines don’t cross the blood-brain barrier. Aluminum in vaccines is safely metabolized and doesn’t cause autism or autoimmune diseases.
Claims that Vitamin K and Hepatitis B vaccines cause harm in newborns are false. These vaccines are safe and prevent serious health issues like hemorrhage and liver disease.
Thimerosal in flu vaccines is safe and does not cause brain damage, ADHD, tics, or autism; claims of a CDC cover-up have been debunked.
Feeling sick after flu and COVID vaccines is due to your immune system’s reaction, not poison, as it creates inflammation to build protection.
Claims about the dangers of vaccine adjuvants and preservatives, like aluminum and thimerosal, are based on debunked conspiracy theories, while extensive studies confirm their safety and efficacy.
A Project Veritas video falsely claims that COVID vaccines are made from aborted fetal cells, but only the viral vector vaccine uses cell lines from the 60s, while mRNA vaccines do not.
A former pharmaceutical VP falsely claims COVID mRNA vaccines cause blood clots, but over 600 million safe doses in the US show no increased risk.
A study found a possible link between aluminum in vaccines and childhood asthma, but no causal relationship has been established.
Misinformation falsely linking vaccines to autism persists, despite extensive research showing no connection, particularly with thimerosal, which was removed from childhood vaccines in 2001.
A tweet falsely claims a document reveals harmful vaccine ingredients, but it misunderstands the vaccine manufacturing process.