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The Covid-19 vaccine is a device and does not fulfil the legal definition of a vaccine. None of the Covid-19 vaccines available in the UK are devices and all have been authorised for use as vaccines by the MHRA. Vaccination causes the immune system to start attacking the body when the person comes into contact with coronaviruses. There is no evidence that any of the Covid-19 vaccines cause autoimmune diseases. The Covid-19 vaccines can render you infertile. There is no evidence for this. If anything, the vaccines may protect against fertility damage that the virus might cause. The Covid-19 vaccine contains a nanobot transmitter which can connect you to the internet of things. The Covid-19 vaccines contain nanoparticles, which is just another word for very small natural or manmade particles. They are not nanobots, and cannot connect to WiFi or send data. You cannot give blood after you’ve been vaccinated. You can, but you have to wait seven days. If you have side effects after vaccination you have to wait 28 days from after they pass. A video posted on Facebook, filmed at Twickenham Stadium where many people queued to receive a Covid-19 vaccination on the May Bank Holiday, includes a number of false claims. During the video a recording of someone who identifies herself as Kate Shemirani can be heard making various false and harmful claims about the vaccines, some of which we’ve looked into. Stay informed Be first in line for the facts – get our free weekly email Subscribe Not only have we repeatedly debunked claims that Covid-19 vaccines are devices, but all four vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, Astra-Zeneca, Janssen) are authorised as vaccines by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It’s not clear what is meant by an immune response which would lead to your body attacking itself. There is no evidence that the currently approved Covid-19 vaccines cause autoimmune diseases or other autoimmune responses. We have previously debunked claims that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine causes infertility in women (Professor Jonathan Stoye, Virologist at the Francis Crick Institute, told Full Fact the possibility of a risk is vanishingly small) and they risk causing infertility in young men (evidence shows the vaccine may help protect male fertility). Many other news outlets, fact checkers and health businesses have also dispelled claims that Covid-19 vaccines cause infertility. Covid-19 vaccines do not contain micro-transmitters of any kind. While the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines do use nanoparticles, this is just a generic term for very small particles that can be found in nature or can be man-made. These however are not nanobots. They don’t send data and cannot connect to WiFi. Nanoparticles have been used to deliver medicines into the body since the 1990s. In another section of the video, one of the protestors says over the microphone: This is wrong for several reasons. Firstly, the British Red Cross is not responsible for managing blood donations in England, it’s NHS Blood and Transplant. Secondly, you can give blood after having a vaccine. However, in England, you have to wait seven days from your vaccination or, if you experience side effects, 28 days after recovery from those side effects. NHS Blood and Transplant says it is a precautionary measure and that leaving a gap prevents side effects from being confused with other illnesses, making blood donation safer. The claim may be based on a falsehood recently repeated by The Stone Roses’ lead singer Ian Brown, that the Japanese Red Cross doesn’t accept blood donations after a vaccine. This is also incorrect. The Japanese Red Cross only asks those who have been vaccinated to wait for 48 hours after being vaccinated to give blood. This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because Covid-19 vaccines can’t connect to the internet, there is no evidence they can make you sterile, they are not a device, they don’t cause auto-immune disorders and you can give blood after being vaccinated.
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