Fact-checking 5 viral Covid-19 vaccine falsehoods

Since vaccines were first authorized for use nearly a year ago, swarms of anti-vaxxers have pushed a variety of unfounded claims suggesting the vaccine is unsafe and urging people not to receive one.

Even with 58.5% percent of Americans fully vaccinated and mandatory vaccines for federal employees and contractors set to go into effect, anti-vaccine misinformation is still commonplace.

From dead giraffes to baseless allegations of fraud against a vaccine manufacturer's CEO, here are the facts behind a few of the recent claims that have been circulating.