{"id":91691,"date":"2021-05-24T13:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T07:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=91691"},"modified":"2021-05-24T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T07:54:46","slug":"ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"CT scan of lungs of COVID patient viral with misleading vaccine claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several people have shared juxtaposed images of 3D CT scans of the lungs and claimed that the image on the right shows the lungs of a COVID positive patient who is vaccinated, while the one on the left is of a COVID infected person who is yet to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Registrar and Head International Inoculation Centre at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndmc.gov.in\/departments\/ph_officers_list.aspx\">New Delhi Municipal Council<\/a> Dr Sumit K Dubey <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/CUQIF\">tweeted<\/a> the viral image and wrote, &#8220;Encourage everyone to get the vaccination done&#8221;. His tweet gained 2,000 retweets as of this writing. BJP supporter <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/9O2JM\">@RenukaJain6<\/a> also made the claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91693 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.44.27-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.44.27-PM.jpg 597w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.44.27-PM-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BJP Andhra state general secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=3d%20ct%20scan%20of%20covid%20positive&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S Vishnu Vardhan Reddy<\/a> tweeted as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94624 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/e06e3181-e1ff-46d9-ba91-bf2ab3200115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/e06e3181-e1ff-46d9-ba91-bf2ab3200115.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/e06e3181-e1ff-46d9-ba91-bf2ab3200115-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several Facebook pages and users shared the post, including &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1145661428814095\/posts\/4054402171273325\">Sri Babu Singh Jai Singh Ayurvedic Medical College &amp; Hospital<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-91691 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6-51-46-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.51.46-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.51.46-PM.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.51.46-PM-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6-52-03-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.03-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.03-PM.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.03-PM-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6-52-25-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.25-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.25-PM.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.25-PM-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6-52-50-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.50-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.50-PM.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.52.50-PM-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6-53-14-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.53.14-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.53.14-PM.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-6.53.14-PM-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There are multiple iterations of this claim. A video is also circulated on social media where a man points to a similar x-ray. CEO of Pakistan-based Positive Media Communications <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/eM5vs\">Omar R Quraishi<\/a> also tweeted the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lungs of those infected with Covid<\/p>\n<p>One was vaccinated and didn\u2019t need hospitalisation<\/p>\n<p>The other was not vaccinated and died <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BWQMt5jYjw\">pic.twitter.com\/BWQMt5jYjw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omar_quraishi\/status\/1388001364198969347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/AzY1g\">Shazia Shafi<\/a> promoted the claim using a different set of scans. This tweet was retweeted by Radio Mirchi RJ Mehek.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91702 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-7.09.44-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-7.09.44-PM.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-30-at-7.09.44-PM-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received multiple verification requests on its WhatsApp helpline (76000 11160) and mobile application. Download our mobile application to send such forwards for verification. (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/tt\/app\/alt-news\/id1489307805?uo=2\">iOS<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>FACT-CHECK<\/h4>\n<p>The juxtaposed image shows a CT scan of the lungs. However, only one of them shows the image of a COVID-19 positive patient. <strong>The lungs on left are healthy while the ones on right are of a COVID-19 patient.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This image was published in 2020 by Canadian news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmond-news.com\/local-news\/new-research-aims-to-use-ct-scans-to-better-diagnose-covid-19-3121369\">Richmond News<\/a>. The article&#8217;s headline reads, &#8220;New research aims to use CT scans to better diagnose COVID-19&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91717 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/In-story-chart-1-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As per the report researchers and radiologists at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are at the helm of an international study that aims to better predict the presence of COVID-19 using CT scans.<\/p>\n<p>Director, Emergency and Trauma Radiology, at VGH Dr Savvas Nicolaou, told Richmond News that the lungs of COVID-19 patients are white and hazy. \u201cCurrently, we can\u2019t predict disease severity and its clinical impact in different patient populations. We\u2019re confident this new tool will help us do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Dr Vin Gupta, professor at the University of Washington\u2019s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, tweeted the viral image and said lungs on left are normal while the one on right needs life support. He had shared this image to communicate that people should get vaccinated. For further details read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/22\/brand-doesnt-matter-get-the-first-vaccine-available-dr-vin-gupta-says.html\">CNBC<\/a> report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since many have asked today, all approved covid vaccinations are VERY effective in preventing normal lungs (on the L) from looking like ones that need life support (on the R)<\/p>\n<p>Please pass it on: the brand doesn\u2019t matter, as all will prevent severe illness from occurring. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWT6qvXNac\">pic.twitter.com\/kWT6qvXNac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Vin Gupta (@VinGuptaMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinGuptaMD\/status\/1363924018215096322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The image in question was also used <a href=\"https:\/\/cic.ubc.ca\/project\/open-source-ai-model-for-covid-19-ct-diagnostics-and-prognosis\/version-1-upload-your-own-data-open-source-ai-model-for-covid-19-ct-diagnostics-and-prognosis\/\">UBC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vch.ca\/about-us\/news\/news-releases\/new-research-to-better-diagnose-covid-19\">VCHRI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-91691 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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12-11-38-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1436\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.11.38-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.11.38-AM.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.11.38-AM-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.11.38-AM-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.11.38-AM-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" \/><\/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\/ct-scan-of-lungs-of-covid-patient-viral-with-misleading-vaccine-claim\/screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12-10-24-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.10.24-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.10.24-AM.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.10.24-AM-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.10.24-AM-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-01-at-12.10.24-AM-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Founding editor of Alt News Science Dr Sumaiya Shaikh has opined, &#8220;COVID-19 vaccine will save people from symptoms and prevent mortality. While the claim promoted through the CT scans is false, it is indeed true that taking the vaccine will prevent your lungs&#8217; health to deteriorate as shown in the picture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The viral image, therefore, isn&#8217;t a comparison of the lungs of two COVID-19 patients \u2014 one vaccinated and the other yet to receive the jab. The image compares a healthy pair of lungs with the lungs of a COVID-19 patient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several people have shared juxtaposed images of 3D CT scans of the lungs and claimed that the image on the right shows the lungs of a COVID positive patient who is vaccinated, while the one on the left is of a COVID infected person who is yet to be vaccinated. 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