No serious evidence of graphene in Pfizer vaccine

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15/07/2021
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A rumor, widely relayed on social networks recently, claimed that graphene would be present in Pfizer’s vaccine. After examination, it turns out that this claim is baseless1See in particular:
In French :
–Covid-19 vaccine: Beware, these videos do not show “graphene”, France 24, 3 August 2021
–Vaccination: no, “Spanish researchers” have not shown that Pfizer “contains an unknown product”, LCI, 8 July 2021
–Covid-19 disinfox: no, no study proves Pfizer vaccine contains graphene, Le Progrès, 15 July 2021.

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