The COVID vaccines do not mess with people’s DNA, this is a falsehood that has been spread repeatedly, and is inaccurate

Mar 20, 2021
4:25:44pm

Greg Kite's 'stache All-American

Some of the vaccines is mRNA as a delivery device to help “train” the bodies cells to generate antibodies. But this does not touch, impact, or in any way alter one’s DNA.

Here are several articles discussing that myth.

Forbes

Covid-19 Vaccines Can’t Alter Your DNA, Here’s Why

A common myth circulating on social media sites falsely claims that the mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 coronavirus can change DNA.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2021/01/11/covid-19-vaccines-cant-alter-your-dna-heres-why/[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2021/01/11/covid-19-vaccines-cant-alter-your-dna-heres-why/amp/]

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html#:~:text=No.%20COVID%2D19,DNA%20in%20any%20way.

https://www.vcuhealth.org/-/media/media/featurednewsimages/rumors_resized.ashx

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Time

I keep hearing from family/friends and also read online about how common the nasty side effects are of the vaccine...

Zach Morris True Liberal

3/20/21 1:21pm

I think you've got some serious sampling bias going on.

Byron McNertney

3/20/21 1:23pm

Could be but that may be part or most of the reason I’m asking these questions. Do you have an answer?

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:24pm

Here is actual data from the CDC on frequency of side effects from the Pfizer vaccine during testing

Greg Kite's 'stache

3/20/21 1:33pm

I didn't say you're biased, I said your sampling might be if you're thinking the

Byron McNertney

3/20/21 1:33pm

You’re not addressing my questions. You’re drawing your own conclusions and then providing responses to those

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:39pm

You're joking, right? I literally just gave you millions of reasons why getting

Byron McNertney

3/20/21 1:47pm

Where did I bring up deaths or comparing possibilities of death? I asked why the vaccine is better than just getting

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:49pm

The first paragraph: “it’s staggering how the virus itself is far more forgiving than the vaccine appears to be.”

TCuz

3/20/21 1:54pm

He's clearly just trolling.

Byron McNertney

3/20/21 1:55pm

That’s fair, I can see how the conclusion was drawn now. My intent was to speak to young healthy people experiencing

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:56pm

One of the biggest differences is that you can get the vaccine immediately, as opposed to waiting to get COVID

Greg Kite's 'stache

3/20/21 2:13pm

This is the difference

dratax

3/20/21 2:06pm

Yes, your opinion is unscientific and can be dismissed.

ReyOso

3/20/21 1:34pm

False. I didn’t give an opinion, I shared observations and asked for better understanding. I didn’t perch myself on any

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:35pm

Well, don't die on the antivaxxer hill, that's what I'd say.

ReyOso

3/20/21 1:37pm

Ill give you unbiased data in bm..you can then share back here what you learn

CarolinaCoug

3/20/21 1:50pm

Cognitive bias, actually.

The Old Y

3/20/21 1:41pm

My covid symptoms were nothing more then a cold

DieHarder

3/20/21 1:28pm

not me; I would love to drop 10 lbs and that would help

rotorhead

3/20/21 4:37pm

You could probably burn them off if you wanted to lose your taste

DieHarder

3/20/21 4:42pm

I agree. I am in the exact same boat with taste/smell and I hate it.

Incognito

3/20/21 6:24pm

You're not hearing from the millions who have received it without issue. Wife

Tare

3/20/21 1:28pm

It was smooth sailing for me.

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

3/20/21 1:28pm

What is it?

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:29pm

This is insane

RWaters

3/20/21 1:30pm

I have seen people in their 40s with massive blood clots or pneumothorax (popped lung) due to covid

Slim

3/20/21 1:31pm

was the pneumothorax due to ventilator use?

UNLVcougar

3/20/21 1:32pm

Nope. None of those patients were ever on a ventilator.

Slim

3/20/21 1:34pm

An individual I interact with had a father, mother, and sister all pass away due

LakeshowCougs

3/20/21 1:43pm

Getting Covid and recovering from it helps herd immunity just as the vaccine

USMCdad

3/20/21 1:40pm

We don’t know yet if having had COVID makes you immune long term.

Traveshamockery

3/20/21 2:33pm

If having symptomatic disease with a fever doesn’t give you long term antibodies

StalwartBraveTrue

3/20/21 2:43pm

Yes we do, that’s why there is a vaccine for it as well

USMCdad

3/20/21 3:35pm

Antibodies after natural Covid typically exist 90 days.

Traveshamockery

3/20/21 4:31pm

I don’t believe this at all.

USMCdad

3/20/21 4:56pm

Can you share some studies showing we know how long immunity lasts?

fattycoug

3/20/21 4:46pm

I don’t care if you are anti vaccination, you do you

USMCdad

3/20/21 6:39pm

I'm not anti-vax. I'm asking you how you know that having had the virus

fattycoug

3/21/21 12:22am

Because that’s how antibodies work. Whether by having the virus or the vaccine

USMCdad

3/21/21 10:41am

My side affects from the first dose of the vaccine lasted about 24 hours. I was sick but it didn’t last long.

Busting Coveys

3/20/21 1:41pm

If you already had it and recovered from it, how did you get your vaccine

USMCdad

3/20/21 1:58pm

I qualified due to having a health condition.

Busting Coveys

3/20/21 2:08pm

Did you have an antibody test or did they even ask you about it?

USMCdad

3/20/21 3:09pm

I went at the recommendation of my hematologist. No antibody test done beforehand. Nobody asked me of my health

Busting Coveys

3/20/21 3:14pm

I think you should probably have asked a random CBer before your hematologist

fattycoug

3/20/21 4:49pm

As long as he asks those who believe vaccinations help

USMCdad

3/20/21 6:53pm

RE: I keep hearing from family/friends and also read online about how common the

Bandit

3/20/21 1:42pm

There have been 500k+ COVID deaths in the US. There is no evidence of COVID vaccine related deaths in the US. The end.

TCuz

3/20/21 1:43pm

Seems like with the vaccine, most people get a little sick. With the virus,

Great38

3/20/21 1:43pm

You’re probably just hearing more from people who’s side effects were worse and there is probably some exaggerating

SpiffCoug

3/20/21 1:45pm

Because you can’t spread the effects of the vaccine. You can spread the actual

StantonMac

3/20/21 1:50pm

This makes sense, thank you. Congrats on actually answering the question instead of creating a savage straw man

Zach Morris

3/20/21 1:54pm

Well seeing as the vaccines aren't actually approved by the FDA and we don't

TutumTeRoboreReddam

3/20/21 1:52pm

A decent argument could be made that the FDA has killed more than it has saved.

MetaLearner

3/20/21 2:01pm

I'm not reporting false information. Many people would disagree with you on the

TutumTeRoboreReddam

3/20/21 4:14pm

This is nonsense, and is misinformation. The vaccine is safe.

TCuz

3/20/21 4:21pm

I wish I could be as trusting as you but I like to see things from all

TutumTeRoboreReddam

3/20/21 4:43pm

🤦‍♂️

LakeshowCougs

3/20/21 4:46pm

Lol, but you’re making the opposite of an informed decision, based off who knows what.

TCuz

3/20/21 4:53pm

Did you believe the media when they said the vaccine was approved too quickly?

MetaLearner

3/20/21 9:59pm

The COVID vaccines do not mess with people’s DNA, this is a falsehood that has been spread repeatedly, and is inaccurate

Greg Kite's 'stache

3/20/21 4:25pm

MIT and Harvard scientists say different.

TutumTeRoboreReddam

3/20/21 4:45pm

The writer of the article you cite is Doug Corrigan, let me provide some background on him (my hunch is you already know

Greg Kite's 'stache

3/20/21 9:39pm

Looks like there are a lot of comments on the paper disputing the claims.

MetaLearner

3/20/21 9:54pm

If you don’t understand what MRNA is or does then don’t comment. One huge

LakeshowCougs

3/20/21 4:31pm

Can you please explain why you think the mRNA vaccine "messes with people's DNA"?

durandal

3/20/21 4:34pm

Because he also believes other vaccines cause the autism

WDaddy

3/20/21 4:45pm

Many people are also idiots. mRNA vaccines have been around for about 13 years.

MetaLearner

3/20/21 9:56pm

Covid was awful for my wife and I (both 30). Not a mild cold at all.

dchandle15

3/20/21 1:55pm

Got the vaccine 4 hours ago. Only side effect so far is a mildly sore shoulder.

jreid191

3/20/21 2:00pm

Here's how I see it: if you get sick with Covid-19, best case scenario you have mild symptoms that will last for a

durandal

3/20/21 2:04pm

Great thoughts, thanks.

Zach Morris

3/20/21 2:10pm

My symptoms were bizarre and miserable

vegas guey

3/20/21 2:21pm

And I’ve not heard of any real side effects from the shot other than a sore arm

pink22

3/20/21 2:25pm

Now you have

vegas guey

3/20/21 9:58pm

Because the most likely outcome is that the vaccine will hit you no worse than

jkccoug

3/20/21 3:19pm

The only side effect I had was a sore arm for a couple days. To be fair it was

CougarTailDevourer

3/20/21 3:37pm

I had no serious issues. First dose made me tired and I went to bed early that night. Nothing else...

Adrielle

3/20/21 4:25pm

If it helps, in my anecdotal experience, symptoms from the vaccine were hardly

tony

3/20/21 5:38pm

You’re really overplaying the vaccine sides and underplaying the Covid effects.

Memmo

3/20/21 5:42pm

I think if you’re honest with yourself you know the answer.

StalwartBraveTrue

3/20/21 10:09pm

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