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What you were taught
COVID-19 vaccines alter your DNA
What we know now
This is a false claim. mRNA vaccines (like Pfizer and Moderna) deliver instructions to your cells to make a protein from the virus, triggering an immune response. The mRNA does not enter the nucleus of the cell where your DNA is stored and therefore cannot alter your DNA. The instructions are broken down and removed by the body.
Updated understanding emerged around 2021