CT Scan Comparison Image is Not Related to the COVID-19 Vaccination
The Claim
CT Scan reports representing the lungs of a COVID-19 vaccinated person and others.
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A comparison image of a CT scan report demonstrates the difference between the lungs of a vaccinated and unvaccinated person circulating online. The picture was shared online, encouraging people to get vaccinated.
Misbar’s Analysis
While the image circulating is shared to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in India, Misbar’s investigation found that the image is not related to the lungs of a COVID-19 vaccinated person.
This CT scan reports comparison image is related to a research study that aims to detect the extent of COVID-19 infection using the CT scans. The comparison image was published online in an article in April 2020. According to Richmond News, this CT scan reports comparison image is related to a research study that aims to detect the extent of COVID-19 infection using CT scans. Researchers and Radiologists from Vancouver General Hospital, the University of British Columbia, and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute conducted this research study to predict the COVID-19 virus using CT scans.
The CT scan reports circulating online are related to a research study on detecting the COVID-19 virus using CT scans, not vaccinations.
