What was claimed: Study verifies that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine causes cancer.
Our verdict: The study did not show that the Pfizer vaccine causes cancer.
31 July 2024
FULLFACT.ORG – A video on Instagram claims that a study has “verified” that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, which was marketed under the trade name Comirnaty, causes cancer.
The video shows screenshots of a study juxtaposed with images of frequent subjects of misinformation like Bill Gates, who we have written about many times.
A voiceover claims that the study found higher than permitted levels of “DNA contamination” in the Comirnaty vaccine when it was tested using a different method than the one used by Pfizer, who the speaker claims “didn’t test it properly”.
The speaker goes on to say that the “DNA contamination’’ in the vaccine can easily get into [human] cells which can result in “uncontrolled growth or cancer”.
However, the study referenced in the video does not look at whether the Comirnaty vaccine causes cancer.
Furthermore, some experts have raised questions about the methods used in the study, and there is no evidence that Comirnaty is unsafe due to DNA contamination.
We have previously fact checked false claims that Covid vaccines were not properly tested.
Misleading information risks causing alarm to the public and it may affect decisions people make about their own health.
We have written to the authors of the study and will update this article if a response is received.
What does ‘DNA contamination’ mean?
The “DNA contamination” the video mentions appears to refer to small amounts of DNA being present in the final (vaccine) product.
This is not unique to Comirnaty and small amounts of DNA fragments can be found in other biological medications and vaccines that have been used safely for many years.
This is because these medications are partly produced in biological cells …
