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COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Have Patient-Tracking Devices

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A video circulating on social media falsely claims that vaccines for COVID-19 have a microchip that “tracks the location of the patient.” The chip, which is not currently in use, would be attached to the end of a plastic vial and provide information only about the vaccine dose. It cannot track people.


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COVID-19 vaccines have begun rolling out, but so has misinformation about them.

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