An investigation is underway after a tweet that raised questions about Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine went viral. A Mississippi native and assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University turned to Twitter after her father tried to schedule a vaccine appointment. Dr. Elizabeth Wayne claims the Mississippi State Department of Health told her father “there is no documented proof that the Moderna vaccine works. Would you still like to take the vaccine?”Wayne went on to tweet MSDH saying, “Telling people that there is no documented proof that the Moderna vaccine works — when they are calling to get the vaccine is violence.”State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs responded to Wayne, saying, “The vaccine showed 94.1% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 illness, including severe disease.” Dobbs said the department will investigate.
JACKSON, Miss. —
An investigation is underway after a tweet that raised questions about Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine went viral.
A Mississippi native and assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University turned to Twitter after her father tried to schedule a vaccine appointment. Dr. Elizabeth Wayne claims the Mississippi State Department of Health told her father “there is no documented proof that the Moderna vaccine works. Would you still like to take the vaccine?”
Wayne went on to tweet MSDH saying, “Telling people that there is no documented proof that the Moderna vaccine works — when they are calling to get the vaccine is violence.”
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs responded to Wayne, saying, “The vaccine showed 94.1% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 illness, including severe disease.” Dobbs said the department will investigate.