KOMPAS.com – A woman in United States of America ( AS) never thought a photo of his wounded and blistering soles went viral and was spread by opposing people vaccination Covid-19.
The photo was widely shared on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter, with messages that read, ” coronavirus vaccine can make feet You get cuts and blisters like this “.
A user on Twitter, after seeing the photo of the foot, agrees with the statement.
Feet The one in the viral photo belongs to Patricia, a woman in her 30s who lives in Texas, USA.
A number of messages anti-vaccine which uses a photo of Patricia’s feet busy on social media starting from a fundraising page GoFundMe.
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Patricia’s relatives use this website to help her raise funds to pay for the treatment of her leg problem.
Indeed, the information on the GoFundMe page is incomplete.
There is one part that says that Patricia is a pilot volunteer the Covid-19 vaccine and recently had a severe reaction.
This part was then concluded that an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine could make the skin blister like Patricia’s.
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Used by activists and influence anti-vaccine
From the findings on a GoFundMe page influence upload it on social media and then go viral.
From the US, Patricia’s foot photos and anti-vaccine messages spread to many countries, including Portugal, Romania and Poland.
Even though what happened was not like that. It’s true that Patricia is a volunteer for the vaccine trial developed by Pfizer-BioNTech.
But Patricia was in the group that received the placebo injection, not the actual vaccine. The injection he received contained plain water mixed with salt.
The condition of her blistered leg had nothing to do with the injection she received.
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BBC have contacted some experts and dermatologists who state that salt water injections will not cause blisters on the skin as Patricia experienced.
But this fact did not stop activists and influence anti-vaccine to post messages against Covid-19 vaccination.
Another result of their viral message was that Patricia received angry messages. He became a moon.
Many say they are idiots, drug addicts, con artists, and unstable women.
There are also those who are angry why he deliberately throws disinformation about the corona virus vaccine.
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How did his leg get blistered?
Patricia said she blistered her feet in late October while walking with her husband and daughter in the cold.
The husband said that maybe Patricia’s foot pain was caused by the sole of the shoe.
When he got home, his legs were swollen. The other leg was blistered, which made it difficult to walk. Finally he decided to see a doctor.
The doctor explained several possible reasons why his leg was swollen and blistered, one of which could be the effect of a drug that caused the skin to show a severe reaction.
Patricia’s mind immediately turned to the vaccine trial she was participating in. Five days earlier, he had indeed received the second injection.
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After consulting with this doctor, his relatives raised funds on the GoFundMe website to help him pay for his treatment.
Patricia didn’t really object to the editorial on the page of the GoFundMe fundraising site, which linked her leg injury to her activities as a Covid-19 vaccine volunteer.
He never thought that the photos and descriptions on the site were being used by activists and influence to campaign for the Covid-19 anti-vaccine movement.
He regretted that this information was used to send hoax messages.
“(But it’s like that) social media. You upload it once and then people take it and go viral,” said Patricia.
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“The injuries I had had nothing to do with vaccines …” he added.
He admitted that he was angry because what he experienced was used by people who have an agenda against vaccines.
His doctor is still trying to find out why his leg is injured and blistered like that. And the information on the GoFundMe fundraising page has been fixed.
There is no longer any connection with Patricia’s activities as a volunteer for the Covid-19 vaccine trial. It was also stated that his condition had not yet recovered and the cause of the wound on his leg was unknown.
The viral photo of Patricia’s feet to spread hoaxes is actually not unique.
There are many other cases with a similar pattern. Activists come across news or stories that seem to support their narrow view.
From this story they wrap in such a way, without caring that the stories they spread are actually not true.
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