Posts Falsely Claim FDA ‘Required’ to Take mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines off Market Due to Adulteration

As with many medical products, the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may contain trace amounts of residual DNA from the manufacturing process. It is not considered adulteration, and the Food and Drug Administration is not “required” to pull the vaccines from the market, contrary to viral claims online.

How do we know vaccines are safe?

When vaccines such as the mRNA COVID-19 shots are mass-produced, bits of DNA from the manufacturing process are sometimes left over in very small amounts. This residual DNA is expected and regulated by the Food and Drug...