{"id":83048,"date":"2020-12-24T17:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=83048"},"modified":"2020-12-24T17:27:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T11:57:47","slug":"fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoax photo of Pfizer &#8216;vape&#8217; COVID vaccine made in China goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since December 20, several social media users have been posting an image of a sealed pack of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that says &#8220;Made in China&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @anaamika_tiwari shared the viral image and wrote, &#8220;I will not take this &#8220;Made in China&#8221; Vaccine.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201223145556\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/anaamika_tiwari\/status\/1340957535629504512\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will not take this &#8220;Made in China&#8221; Vaccine.\ud83d\ude21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6SvYjC7wa\">pic.twitter.com\/O6SvYjC7wa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anamika Tiwari (@anaamika_tiwari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anaamika_tiwari\/status\/1340957535629504512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, @rey_atl posted image and asked, &#8220;Why is the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine MADE IN CHINA?&#8221; and added, &#8220;Perhaps this is photoshopped? Let me know.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201223133505\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/rey_atl\/status\/1341414667806240768\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Perhaps this is photoshopped? Let me know. \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PKkTM5zBPK\">pic.twitter.com\/PKkTM5zBPK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8Dr. Lowkey Rey\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@rey_atl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rey_atl\/status\/1341415326098075648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>@TwittcrSafety sarcastically wrote, &#8220;Sweet. Now I can vape my vaccine. What a time to be alive&#8221;, as the package also contained the following information \u2014 &#8220;1 ml, Single Dose, Vapourizer Cartridge&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sweet. Now I can vape my vaccine. What a time to be alive. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hsmqMqQ0Mo\">pic.twitter.com\/hsmqMqQ0Mo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitt\u0435r Safety \u2790 (@TwittcrSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwittcrSafety\/status\/1340513366238965760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The viral image has been published by several news websites including <a href=\"https:\/\/english.lokmat.com\/health\/nys-lab-starts-research-of-covid-19-variant-discovered-in-uk\/\">Lokmat English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tfipost.com\/ians-news\/nys-lab-starts-research-of-covid-19-variant-discovered-in-uk\/\">TFI Post<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/nys-lab-starts-research-of-covid-19-variant-discovered-in-uk-2051355\/\">Siasat Daily<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindiaprint.com\/national-news-english\/good-news-first-photo-of-corona-vaccine-revealed-8690\">The India Print<\/a>. Each of these reports, except the last, is attributed to IANS.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-83048 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral\/screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19-11-26\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1322\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.26.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.26-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.26-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.26-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1322px) 100vw, 1322px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral\/screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19-11-52\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.52.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.52.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.11.52-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral\/screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19-14-32\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.14.32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.14.32.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.14.32-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.14.32-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=pfizer%20made%20in%20china&amp;f=AbrghLQVxatxUoX6uVTUlY6F6EUtRhy3JjfwHz3B0sFsWFUGXimDJitoPY-R_isu9Z6dBdQ8TC59qN_X2uTiw0kRwDFS3bF186bU-TtrjSPJO1x60eqZLTaxlDye9mW0Fu0\">Facebook users<\/a> also posted the viral image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83075 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.37.29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.37.29.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.37.29-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.37.29-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.37.29-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Hoax post goes viral<\/h4>\n<p>If one notices carefully, the text below the Pfizer logo reads \u2014 Makers of &#8220;The Boner Pill&#8221;, which suggests that the image has been humorously made, as pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-factcheck-vape-idUSKBN28V1XE\">Reuters<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83067 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Epp1y7YW8AAMp9C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Epp1y7YW8AAMp9C.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Epp1y7YW8AAMp9C-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Epp1y7YW8AAMp9C-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Epp1y7YW8AAMp9C-768x954.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search and found that the viral image was posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/funny\/comments\/kgl506\/were_saved_boys\/\">Funny<\/a> sub-Reddit forum but later removed by the moderators.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83071\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.29.18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1255\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.29.18.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.29.18-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.29.18-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.29.18-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image has also been circulating on Twitter as a satirical post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">i bet y\u2019all would get the vaccine if it came like this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dLEL7FunD6\">pic.twitter.com\/dLEL7FunD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ed (@edxardo8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edxardo8\/status\/1340432967953428497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Reuters contacted Pfizer who confirmed by email the vaporiser cartridge was fake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is Pfizer&#8217;s vaccine administered?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com\/products\/product-detail\/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine\">Pfizer&#8217;s product catalogue<\/a>, the COVID-19 vaccine is called &#8220;Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (also known as BNT162b2)&#8221;. The product page also directs to two separate fact-sheets \u2014 1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvdvaccine-us.com\/images\/pdf\/fact-sheet-for-recipients-and-caregivers.pdf\">recipient and caregivers<\/a> 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvdvaccine-us.com\/images\/pdf\/fact-sheet-for-hcp-administering-vaccine-vaccination-providers-full-eua-prescribing-information.pdf\">healthcare providers administering vaccine<\/a>. These documents were updated in December.<\/p>\n<p>As per the &#8216;healthcare providers administering&#8217; vaccine fact-sheet,\u00a0 &#8220;The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is a suspension for intramuscular injection administered as a series of two doses (0.3mL each) 3 weeks apart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83072 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.45.16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.45.16.png 793w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.45.16-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-19.45.16-768x360.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus the suggestion that Pfizer&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine is a 1 ml single-dose vaporizer cartridge is false. United Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/coronavirus-covid-19\/coronavirus-vaccination\/coronavirus-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Health Service (NHS)<\/a> also states, &#8220;The COVID-19 vaccine is given as an injection into your upper arm. It&#8217;s given as 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Pfizer&#8217;s vaccine manufactured in China?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com.cn\/(S(0zbz1d555b3dhmraxwrdjx55))\/pfizer-china\/pfizer_s_manufacturing_facilities_in_china_en.aspx\">Pfizer<\/a> has four manufacturing centres in China but none of them has been used to manufacture the coronavirus vaccine. The company has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com\/products\/coronavirus\/manufacturing-and-distribution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">listed specific locations<\/a> from where the vaccines will be shipped. These are a part of its U.S. and European manufacturing networks. The vaccines will be shipped from the following locations:<\/p>\n<p>1) Kalamazoo, US<\/p>\n<p>2) Puurs, Belgian<\/p>\n<p>3) Pleasant Prairie, US<\/p>\n<p>4) Karlsruhe, Germany<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83074 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.22.42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1329\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.22.42.png 1329w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.22.42-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.22.42-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-20.22.42-768x263.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus the image that allegedly shows a product with Pfizer&#8217;s brand was shared on the internet with the claim that COVID-19 vaccine has been manufactured in China. This image also misinforms about how the vaccine will be administered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since December 20, several social media users have been posting an image of a sealed pack of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that says &#8220;Made in China&#8221;. 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