The second phase of human trials for inhaled aerosol COVID-19 vaccine “AeroVax” is ongoing at a Canadian university. Online posts claimed the vaccine could or would be used in mass airborne vaccinations without consent, or that the university received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These claims are false. The vaccine, which is still in its trial phase and not approved for use in Canada, would involve an inhaler — not mass spraying. The Canadian Press could find no evidence of Bill Gates’s involvement in the study, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
“Canada Advances Plan to ‘Vaccinate’ Public with Bill Gates-Funded Covid mRNA Aerosols,” reads part of an Aug. 3 X post.
The post mentions Canada’s plan to “vaccinate the general public using aerosols” through the “AeroVax” vaccine, which is currently undergoing its second phase of human trials at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
The post uses an airplane emoji and includes an image of a crop duster aircraft and Bill Gates, and links to an article that claims Gates’s non-profit foundation is funding the testing because it funds the wider university.
Similar posts from earlier this year claimed the vaccine would be inhaled through the air or that Bill Gates was an investor.
The researchers conducting the AeroVax study told The Canadian Press the vaccine is not designed for mass vaccination.
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