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Skin and hair health after COVID-19 vaccination

The Claim:

One viral tweet claims that COVID vaccination made one woman so unhealthy that you could see it on her skin and hair.

The Facts:

The tweet displays two pictures of a woman, one before and one a year after she received the COVID vaccine. The tweet does not offer any explanation of diagnosis or symptoms.

By her own admission, the first picture was taken after she spent a day getting ready for a wedding, and you can see she’s wearing makeup, and the photo looks as if it was taken with warm lighting. In contrast, the after picture was taken after a day at the hospital, under cool lighting, and she appears to be without makeup.

Misinformation grows where people are allowed to fill in gaps in stories with their own fears and concerns. It is always our job to fill in these gaps with reminders that we should always approach personal anecdotes with our rational brain, remembering that we never have all the facts in these cases as we would with scientific study.The tweet displays two pictures of a woman, one before and one a year after she received the COVID vaccine. The tweet does not offer any explanation of diagnosis or symptoms.

By her own admission, the first picture was taken after she spent a day getting ready for a wedding, and you can see she’s wearing makeup, and the photo looks as if it was taken with warm lighting. In contrast, the after picture was taken after a day at the hospital, under cool lighting, and she appears to be without makeup.

Misinformation grows where people are allowed to fill in gaps in stories with their own fears and concerns. It is always our job to fill in these gaps with reminders that we should always approach personal anecdotes with our rational brain, remembering that we never have all the facts in these cases as we would with scientific study.

Disclaimer: Science is always evolving and our understanding of these topics may have evolved since this was originally posted. Browse the latest information posted in Just the Facts Topics.

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