It’s all about microchips in COVID-19 vaccines and tracking you through cell phone towers. (Yes, really).
All kinds of theories have been circulating throughout the pandemic around what the new mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do to us humans. Because mRNA technology is relatively new compared to the traditional process for making vaccines, skepticism has surrounded its use. Some believe the vaccines could cause you to develop cancer in the future. Others say they fear COVID vaccines might alter your DNA. One of the most curious worries circulating is the idea that coronavirus vaccines can render you magnetic. Yes, magnetic! By getting your injection, you would turn into Magneto, or maybe Cosmic Boy, or the Metal Men (depending on who you talk to).
Amazing or terrifying? We don’t really know. What we can say is, it seems like a very odd idea to imagine humans being able to attract metal based on an injection. We’re willing, however, to be open minded to new ideas. So, what’s the thought process?
Microchips and Bill Gates
Those who believe in the magnetism of vaccines do so through a winding path of conspiracies. Here it is: Bill Gates has engineered tiny microchips and inserted them into the COVID-19 vaccines. These have then been injected into us in order to track us as pawns in Gate’s own mysterious game through 5G cell tower technology. (Still following along?) The microchips not only somehow convey information about us and our behaviors but also make us magnetic. (It sounds kind of amazing to get all of this for free doesn’t it?)
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As Dr. Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, pointed out, this theory is pretty much baseless in large part because it would be impossible for anything injected in such a small amount to render you magnetic. He points out that your liver is loaded with iron but, even so, it isn’t “magnetic”. Your liver isn’t, as he says, “ripped out of your body when you get an MRI scan”. Wise words, and a good point. It seems ludicrous that we’re even considering how a vaccine might render your entire body magnetic but this is where we’ve come to, folks.
Magnetism as Healing
Proponents of alternative medicine have long touted magnets as sources of healing. And there’s some science to prove this might be true. Research has shown magnetic stimulation can improve fecal incontinence, alleviate damage from concussions, and even help reduce scarring. But so far, nothing has made the human body, itself, magnetic. Perhaps if you had enough facial piercings, this would do the trick. Axel Rosales of Argentina has 280 piercings on his face alone but we’re not sure how much metal he attracts organically.
For the moment, we can attest that, while wild things do occur in our world, and those with the most money are dictating how we’ll live our lives to some degree, vaccines don’t make you magnetic. They might save you from COVID-19, however.
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