71-yr-old called 'Iron Man' for 'magnetic' strength post vaccination; govt clarifies

Do COVID-19 vaccines create magnetic strength in recipients? A 71-year-old man’s video where steel objects were seen sticking to his body days after taking a vaccine dose has become a talking point. Amid this video going viral, government has issued a statement that vaccines do not cause any such reactions.

Nashik Man shows ‘magnetic’ strength after receiving vaccine dose

A video of Arvind Sonar from Nashik has been making news on social media. In video, one could see a youngster keeping spoons and coins on Sonar’s arm, and most of objects got ‘stuck’ re.

Netizens were shocked and gave terms like ‘Iron Man’ and 'Magneto' to senior citizen.

As per reports, Sonar runs a snack store and took second dose of vaccine less than a week ago. His family reportedly clarified that y were not making any 'claims' and were not aware if 'magnetic' quality was present before.

His son was quoted as saying in media reports that he h watched some videos online about magnetic strength after vaccination. So, he tried it on both his parents, but steel objects stuck only to his far.

As per reports, Nashik municipal authorities visited Sonar at his residence and witnessed it, but stressed that it h no connection to vaccination.

Meanwhile, Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-checking arm posted that vaccines were completely safe and that y ‘do not make people magnetic.’