The News of COVID-19 Vaccine That Contains Magnet Has Been Circulating , Here's The Fact

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JAKARTA - A video circulating on WhatsApp messaging application shows someone's arm holding a magnet after being injected with the COVID-19 vaccine.

In the video, someone puts an IDR 1.000 coin right on the arm of the injection site. The video maker questioned the COVID-19 vaccine and said the vaccine contained magnets.

In fact, Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito confirmed that the information was untrue, aka a hoax.

"The issue is related to the COVID-19 vaccine which contains magnets. It should be noted that vaccines do not contain magnets", Wiku said in a YouTube broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat's channel, Friday, May 28.

Wiku explained that coins could stick to the skin due to sweat produced naturally by human skin and other frictional forces, causing a magnetic force.

Please note that the COVID-19 vaccine contains active and inactive ingredients. Active ingredients contain antigens and inactive ingredients contain substances to stabilize and maintain the quality of the vaccine so that when it is injected it is still good.

There is also the amount of fluid that is injected only 0.5 ccs and will immediately spread throughout the surrounding tissue. Thus, no solution will be left in the injection site.

Moreover, the thousand rupiah coin denomination is made of nickel and non-metal nickel which can stick due to magnetic forces. In addition, metal particles containing magnets cannot pass through the injection.

Therefore, Wiku asked the public to learn together not to immediately spread the news or information whose sources were not verified.

"From our mistakes in spreading unverifiable information, it is tantamount to spreading fake news or hoaxes. This will certainly hinder the government's efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia", he concluded.