There Is No Link Between the Astrazeneca Vaccine and Monkeypox
The Claim
The Monkeypox outbreak was caused by the chimp adenovirus vector found in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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Recently, posts on social media accounts and pages claimed that the chimp adenovirus vector in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine caused the Monkeypox outbreak.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be fake. There is no link between the Monkeypox outbreak and the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Can AstraZeneca Vaccine Cause Monkeypox?
The chimp adenovirus vector is used in the AstraZeneca vaccine formulation. It is not, however, related to Monkeypox, an Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family that originates in animals and can occasionally be transmitted to humans.
The common cold is commonly caused by the chimpanzee adenovirus. However, the altered strain in the AstraZeneca vaccine cannot infect humans with an adenovirus. It is only used to elicit an immune response as a harmless adenovirus.
Monkeys and Chimpanzees Are Different Species
It is worth mentioning that chimpanzees are not monkeys. Monkeys and chimpanzees are different species. There are many differences between the two. “The easiest way to tell if a primate is a monkey or a great ape is by noting whether or not they have a tail,” reads an article on Chimpaven.
In conclusion, the monkeypox virus is a member of the family of poxviruses. Adenoviruses and poxviruses belong to separate families and are not related. Furthermore, because the adenovirus used in the AstraZeneca vaccine has been altered and rendered harmless, it cannot cause illness in humans.
Based on our findings, the chimpanzee adenovirus vector in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines can't cause Monkeypox since the two illnesses are different. Moreover, the adenovirus vector used in the shots is harmless and can not infect humans. Also, monkeys and chimpanzees are different species.
