Fact Check: French Nobel laureate's vaccination claim true? Centre issues clarification

Amid COVID-19 crisis and ongoing third phase of vaccination in country, several instances of rumours and fake content have made rounds on social media. latest one to circulate on WhatsApp is attributed to French virologist and bel laureate Luc Montagnier. As per WhatsApp forward, Luc Montagnier had claimed that re is people who have received any form of vaccine will die within 2 years. 

In addition, post goes on to claim that Montagnier stated that re is treatment or hope for those who have been vaccinated against Coronavirus. fake claim quoting Montagnier also states that people who have been vaccinated will succumb due to 'antibody dependent enhancement'. Using yet ar quote, mess also shows that bel laureate claimed that variants were created because of vaccination. 

Centre debunks misinformation pertaining to vaccination

However, Centre took to Twitter and stated that claim in WhatsApp forward is fake. It also reiterated that COVID-19 vaccine is completely safe. Moreover, it also urged users to refrain from forwarding fake WhatsApp mess quoting French bel laureate Luc Montagnier. 

real story behind this can be traced back to Montagnier's interview in May where he was asked about ongoing vaccination programs against Coronavirus. However, Montagnier never claimed that people who were vaccinated will die within two years. Instead, virologist revealed that he is conducting experiments on patients who were administered COVID-19 vaccine.