Optional Microchip for Vaccines Does Not Track Patients
The Claim
A microchip in vaccines tracks the location of the patient.
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Emerging story
In a video originally posted on Instagram by Elizabeth Johnston, a news story from CBN News is clipped, containing an interview with Jay Walker, CEO of Apiject Systems. The full interview is from May of 2020. This video claims that “The chip tracks the location of the patient, so that officials can know where the vaccinated patients are."
Users reposted the video on Twitter and Facebook questioning what is inside the COVID-19 vaccine.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found this claim to be false. The overlaying text on the video shared by Elizabeth Johnston states that “The chip tracks the location of the patient, so that officials can know where the vaccinated patients are.”
Jay Walker’s company only creates the container – in this case, the syringe for the vaccine –meaning nothing that his company creates would be injected into a person.
The optional RFID chip that he is talking about would be included on a syringe’s label to confirm information about the vaccine but will not be part of the injected vaccine itself.
At the 3:42 mark of the original interview, Jay Walker explains the purpose of the RFID microchip by saying, "It has the unique serial number for each dose. It is designed so there is no counterfeiting. It's designed so we know the dose hasn't expired.”
Regarding privacy concerns, Walker explained that the "chip only refers to the dose. There's no personal information, no patient information. It's simply like a bar code, only we know instantaneously where and when that dose has been used. That also helps public health officials know, when there are outbreaks, 'Have we vaccinated enough people in those areas?'"