Objects may stick to the injection site after vaccination, but not by magnetic force. The University of Namur conducted the test to take the wind out of the sails of antivaxers.
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Various people Report on social media that metal objects remain at the site of the injection after Covid vaccination. From this they conclude that the arm becomes magnetic after vaccination. That’s sheer nonsense, but not innocent. Antivaxxers use it to show that the vaccination is a conspiracy, Jean-Michel Dogné (University of Namur) said at the press conference of the Vaccination Strategy Task Force. That is why he thought it important to refute the wrong information.
Dogné also found that after vaccination a smartphone stuck to the injection site. He performed the test on four people who received different corona vaccines (Moderna, Janssen and Pfizer).
The limited research shows that many objects can indeed remain on the arm after vaccination, such as coins, smartphones, stainless steel knives, aluminum cutlery. Non-magnetic material, such as a glass petri dish, also sticks just as well. This was not the case on the other arm, where there was no vaccination.
With the help of fellow physicists at the university, Dogné measured the magnetic field around the arm. That turned out to be extremely weak. ‘Logical, given that the vaccines do not contain any metals,’ says Dogné.
In addition, the adhesion of the objects also disappeared when talcum powder was applied to the arm. That powder is dehydrating.
‘A possible hypothesis is that the injection causes a local inflammatory reaction, which can lead to the secretion of fluid and sebum’, says vaccinology professor Pierre Van Damme (UAntwerp).
Dogné does not intend to write down his findings in a scientific publication. “That’s not part of my priorities.”
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