Claim: People who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. That's expected, and it doesn't mean that they put vulnerable populations in "harm's way," as a post misleadingly suggests.
Fact-check: Vaccine Shedding Is Expected With Some Vaccines and Generally Not Harmful, Contrary to Post - FactCheck.org
Verdict: people who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. that's expected, and it doesn't mean that they put vulnerable populations in "harm's way," as a post misleadingly suggests.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Catalina Jaramillo
Date published: 2023-12-12T22:37:28