Claim: The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine contains mpox.
Fact-check: Mpox isn't in the Covid vaccine - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the vaccine contains a modified virus that usually infects chimpanzees but this can't lead to humans developing mpox or any other disease.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Jess Hacker
Date published: 2024-08-20T00:00:00