{"id":1393,"date":"2021-11-24T18:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/facebook-post-spreads-bogus-claim-about-detox-after-vaccination-factcheck-org\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T18:35:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:35:49","slug":"facebook-post-spreads-bogus-claim-about-detox-after-vaccination-factcheck-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/facebook-post-spreads-bogus-claim-about-detox-after-vaccination-factcheck-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Post Spreads Bogus Claim About &#039;Detox&#039; After Vaccination &#8211; FactCheck.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p> By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/author\/jgambardello\/\" title=\"Posts by Joseph A. Gambardello\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Joseph A. Gambardello<\/a><br \/>Posted on <time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2021-11-23T13:32:42-05:00\">November 23, 2021<\/time><br \/>A vaccination can&#8217;t be reversed through any &#8220;detox&#8221; process, medical experts say. Yet, a social media post is spreading the false claim that a bath with borax can &#8220;get rid&#8221; of a COVID-19 vaccine. The bath may <span>remove some water from the body, but not the molecules associated with vaccines, a toxicologist told us.<\/span><br \/><span>No vaccine or medical product is 100% safe, but the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/history\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>safety of vaccines is ensured<\/span><\/a><span> via rigorous testing in clinical trials prior to authorization or approval, followed by continued safety monitoring once the vaccine is rolled out to the public to detect potential rare side effects. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration inspects vaccine production facilities and reviews manufacturing protocols to make sure vaccine doses are of high-quality and free of contaminants.<\/span><br \/><span>One key <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/monitoring\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>vaccine safety surveillance program<\/span><\/a><span> is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/monitoring\/vaers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System<\/span><\/a><span>, or VAERS, which is an early warning system run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA. As its website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vaers.hhs.gov\/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>explains<\/span><\/a><span>, VAERS \u201cis not designed to detect if a vaccine caused an adverse event, but it can identify unusual or unexpected patterns of reporting that might indicate possible safety problems requiring a closer look.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span>Anyone can submit a report to VAERS for any health problem that occurs after an immunization. There is no screening or vetting of the report and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vaers.hhs.gov\/data\/dataguide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>no attempt<\/span><\/a><span> to determine if the vaccine was responsible for the problem. The information is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/monitoring\/vaers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>still valuable<\/span><\/a><span> because it\u2019s a way of being quickly alerted to a potential safety issue with a vaccine, which can then be followed-up by government scientists.<\/span><br \/><span>Another monitoring system is the CDC\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/monitoring\/vsd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Vaccine Safety Datalink<\/span><\/a><span>, which uses electronic health data from nine health care organizations in the U.S. to identify adverse events related to vaccination in near real time.<\/span><br \/><span>In the case of the COVID-19 vaccines, randomized controlled trials involving tens of thousands of people, which were reviewed by multiple groups of experts, revealed no serious safety issues and showed that the benefits outweigh the risks.<\/span><br \/><span>The CDC and FDA vaccine safety monitoring systems, which were expanded for the COVID-19 vaccines and also include a new smartphone-based reporting tool called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/safety\/vsafe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>v-safe<\/span><\/a><span>, have subsequently identified only a few, very rare adverse events.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span>For more, see \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/scicheck_digest\/how-safe-are-the-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>How safe are the vaccines?<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/scicheck_digest\/how-do-we-know-vaccines-are-safe\/\" class=\"small\">Link to this<\/a><br \/>The vaccines approved or authorized for use in the U.S. against COVID-19 are safe and effective, as we&#8217;ve reported. <span>(<\/span><span>See SciCheck\u2019s articles on those vaccines: \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2020\/12\/a-guide-to-modernas-covid-19-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Guide to Moderna\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine,<\/a><span>\u201c<\/span><span> \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2020\/12\/a-guide-to-pfizer-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Guide to Pfizer\/BioNTech\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine<\/a><span>\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2021\/02\/scicheck-a-guide-to-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine\/\">&#8220;A Guide to Johnson &amp; Johnson&#8217;s COVID-19 Vaccine.&#8221;<\/a>)<\/span><br \/><span>For years, however, vaccine opponents have promoted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2019\/05\/if-anyone-tells-you-to-get-a-detox-remedy-for-vaccines-run\/\">unfounded claim<\/a> that vaccines introduce toxins in the body, and that they can be removed through baths, dietary changes or other measures.<\/span><br \/><span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-107984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.factcheck.org\/UploadedFiles\/SciCHECKsquare_4-e1430162915812.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.factcheck.org\/UploadedFiles\/SciCHECKsquare_4-e1430162915812.png 243w, https:\/\/cdn.factcheck.org\/UploadedFiles\/SciCHECKsquare_4-e1430162915812-161x145.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>With people now getting COVID-19 shots sometimes in accordance with vaccine mandates, the toxicity claims have been given new life, as vaccine opponents direct their attention to ineffective ways of countering the inoculation\u2019s effects.<\/span><br \/><span>One \u201cdetox bath\u201d recipe making the rounds on Facebook is based on a TikTok video by Carrie Madej, a Georgia internist with a large online following. Although Madej\u2019s video was taken down by TikTok in October, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@heiressroyalty\/video\/7025815175924337966?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id7028625932735170053\">shared in<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gruvergoods\/video\/7021040585091943686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gruvergoods\/video\/7021040585091943686\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">the video\u2019s duets<\/a><span>\u00a0\u2014 a TikTok resharing feature that allows users to add reactions with the original video \u2014 and received thousands of views, according to CrowdTangle analytics.<\/span><br \/><span>In her video, Madej offered a list of mostly harmless ingredients &#8212; b<\/span><span>aking soda, Epsom salts and bentonite clay \u2013 for detox baths to remove radiation and poisons she falsely claims are in vaccines,\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/covid-vaccine-mandates-push-holdouts-get-shot-detox-rcna4859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">NBC News reported.<\/a> She <\/span><span>also recommended adding a cup of borax, a cleaning agent that can irritate skin and eyes, to remove \u201cnanotechnologies,\u201d an apparent reference to what she had previously called a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/oct\/21\/carrie-madej\/transhumanism-nanotechnology-covid-19-vaccine-cons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liquified computing system<\/a>\u201d inside vaccines.<\/span><br \/><span>Madej, who has made\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/toolbox.google.com\/factcheck\/explorer\/search\/madej;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">other false claims<\/a><\/span><span> about COVID-19 vaccines, including that <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/oct\/21\/carrie-madej\/transhumanism-nanotechnology-covid-19-vaccine-cons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">they change human DNA<\/a><\/span><span>,<\/span><span> insisted in an <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7895-X547?type=image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a> on Nov. 14 that the detox bath video was not about those shots. <\/span><span>\u201cFor the record, I have never told anyone we have a detox for the current jabs,\u201d she wrote.<br \/> <\/span><br \/><span>But people are taking Madej\u2019s cocktail and promoting it as a way to counter the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/span><br \/><span>One of her followers, Tammy Kelley, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/xyKQd\">posted a photo<\/a> of the ingredients on her Facebook page and wrote: \u201cThis bath detox was shared by Dr Carrie Madej. <\/span><span>I researched some of the benefits and these products get rid of bacteria, viruses, fungus, parasites, X-ray radiation, heavy metals and food toxins and more. Recommended for anyone who got Vax\u2019d under pressure and wished they didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>The Food and Drug Administration explains that while\u00a0<span>vaccines contain a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/vaccines-blood-biologics\/safety-availability-biologics\/common-ingredients-us-licensed-vaccines\">active ingredients and other substances,<\/a> the agency &#8220;requires that vaccines undergo a rigorous and extensive development program in the laboratory, as well as in animal studies and human clinical trials, to determine their safety and effectiveness.&#8221;<\/span><br \/><span>Medical experts say the ingredients used in vaccines are<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/toxins-in-vaccines-a-potentially-deadly-misunderstanding-11010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">\u00a0not toxic in the minute doses administered<\/a>. And, they say, after getting the shot there is nothing that will prevent the vaccine from working.<\/span><br \/>\u201cOnce you\u2019re injected, the\u00a0 lifesaving vaccination process has already begun. You can\u2019t unring a bell. It\u2019s just not physically possible,\u201d Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/covid-vaccine-mandates-push-holdouts-get-shot-detox-rcna4859\">told NBC News<\/a>.<br \/>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/diseases\/forgot-14-diseases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">track record of vaccines<\/a> speaks for itself: Polio, rubella, measles, whooping cough, rotavirus, mumps, chickenpox and diphtheria, among other diseases, are no longer prevalent in the U.S. because of vaccines.<br \/><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaide.edu.au\/directory\/ian.musgrave#\">Dr. Ian Musgrave,<\/a> a molecular pharmacologist\/toxicologist at the University of Adelaide in Australia, said proposed, but ineffective, vaccine countermeasures have included drawing blood with a snake bite kit and cupping, which involves the placement of <\/span><span>heated cups on the skin to create a partial vacuum next to the body.<\/span><br \/><span>\u201cNone of the proposed methods will work to remove the vaccines, and may be potentially harmful<\/span>,\u201d Musgrave said in an email to FactCheck.org. \u201dAll are based on a complete misunderstanding of how vaccines work.\u201d<br \/><span>\u201cBy the time a \u2018detox\u2019 method is applied, most of the vector particles will have already delivered their loads into the cells,<\/span>\u201d he said.<br \/><span>Addressing the social media claims, Musgrave said, \u201cborax, Epsom salts, and the like \u2018detoxes,\u2019 act by being a hypertonic solution \u2026 drawing body water out as your body tries to dilute the concentrated salt solution it is immersed in.&#8221;<\/span><br \/><span>\u201cBut this is the issue: it will remove water, but not large molecules\u201d like those associated with vaccines, he said. \u201cThese cannot pass the tissue barriers in your body. If anything, it will concentrate them slightly in your tissues.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span>Snake bite kits, Musgrave said, \u201cwill not draw out any vaccine, just a little (if any) tissue water and possibly concentrate the vaccine<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snakebitefoundation.org\/blog\/2019\/1\/20\/the-truth-about-commercial-snakebite-kits-and-venom-extractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">. They don&#8217;t work for snakebite, either.<\/a>\u201d<\/span><br \/><span>As for cupping, he said: \u201cThis might draw out a little body water but will not remove the vaccine. If anything,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2296526-covid-19-vaccine-tested-with-suction-technique-similar-to-cupping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">it might increase vaccine absorption<\/a>. Cupping tends to leave large bruises from bursting blood vessels.\u201d<\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><br \/><em><span>Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/covid-misconceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">SciCheck\u2019s COVID-19\/Vaccination Project<\/a>\u00a0is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2021\/04\/scicheck-and-our-committment-to-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no control<\/a>\u00a0over FactCheck.org\u2019s editorial decisions, and the views expressed in our articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation. The goal of the project is to increase exposure to accurate information about COVID-19 and vaccines, while decreasing the impact of misinformation.<\/span><\/em><br \/>Butler, Kiera. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2019\/05\/if-anyone-tells-you-to-get-a-detox-remedy-for-vaccines-run\/\">&#8220;If Anyone Tells You to Get a &#8216;Detox&#8217; Remedy for Vaccines, Run.&#8221;<\/a> Mother Jones. 13 May 2019.<br \/><span>Collins, Ben.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/covid-vaccine-mandates-push-holdouts-get-shot-detox-rcna4859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">Covid vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates \u2013 then scrambling to \u2018undo\u2019 their shots.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0NBC News. 12 Nov. 2021<\/span><br \/><span>Fact Check Explorer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/toolbox.google.com\/factcheck\/explorer\/search\/madej;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"10\">Search of claims made by Carrie Madej<\/a>. Google. Accessed 16 Nov. 2021.<\/span><br \/>Food and Drug Administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/vaccines-blood-biologics\/safety-availability-biologics\/common-ingredients-us-licensed-vaccines\">&#8220;Common Ingredients in U.S. Licensed Vaccines.&#8221;<\/a> 19 Apr 2019.<br \/><span>Musgrave, Ian.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/toxins-in-vaccines-a-potentially-deadly-misunderstanding-11010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"11\">\u201c \u2019Toxins\u2019 in vaccines, a potentially deadly misunderstanding.\u201d<\/a> The Conversation. 28 Nov 2012.<\/span><br \/><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaide.edu.au\/directory\/ian.musgrave#\">Musgrave, Ian.<\/a> Senior lecturer in pharmacology, University of Adelaide. Email to FactCheck.org. 18 Nov 2021<\/span><br \/><span>Sutton, Mitch.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ptwcare.com\/vaccine-detox-6-things-you-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"12\">\u201cVaccine Detox:\u00a0\u00a06 Things you need to know,\u201d<\/a> Pathways to Wellness. Accessed 15 Nov 2021.<\/span><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong><span><span>Q:<\/span> How d<\/span>o people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 pose a risk to people who have been vaccinated?<\/strong><strong><br \/> <\/strong><br \/><strong><span><span>A:<\/span> An unvaccinated person who is infected with COVID-19 poses a much greater risk to others who are also unvaccinated. But vaccines are not 100% effective, so there is a chance that an unvaccinated person could infect a vaccinated person &#8212; particularly the vulnerable, such as elderly and immunocompromised individuals.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2021\/11\/scicheck-facebook-post-spreads-bogus-claim-about-detox-after-vaccination\/\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joseph A. GambardelloPosted on November 23, 2021A vaccination can&#8217;t be reversed through any &#8220;detox&#8221; process, medical experts say. Yet, a social media post is spreading the false claim that a bath with borax can &#8220;get rid&#8221; of a COVID-19 vaccine. 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