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The safety fact sheet that social media users are sharing as alleged proof of the harmful nature of the lipid SM-102 in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, is actually describing the dangers of chloroform. The fact sheet is for SM-102 supplied by biotechnology company Cayman Chemical as a solution in chloroform, meaning it is made up of 90% chloroform and 10% SM-102, where chloroform is listed as the only dangerous component.
The posts (here , here , here , here) display a video or screenshots indicating that SM-102 is an ingredient in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, followed by a Cayman Chemical (www.caymanchem.com/about) product information page for “SM-102”, visible here , and the safety fact sheet for that product, seen here . Users highlight that these pages say the product is “not for human or veterinary use”, “flammable”, “fatal in contact with skin”, “suspected of causing cancer” and more.
Vaccine Ingredient SM-102 Is Safe
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The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna uses an ingredient called SM-102 to deliver the mRNA that carries instructions for how to develop antibodies against the novel coronavirus. A widely shared video is now spreading the falsehood that SM-102 is harmful, but the warning label it shows is for chloroform, not SM-102. How do we know vaccines are safe?
As with any vaccine, safety is also being monitored as the shots are rolled out to members of the public to ensure there are no side effects of concern. A very small number of severe allergic reactions, for example which are expected with any vaccine haveoccurred with some of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC said the reaction – anaphylaxis – occurred in 2 to 5 people per million vaccinated. This reaction “almost always occurs” within a half hour of receiving a shot, and vaccination providers have medicine to immediately treat it, the CDC sa
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