The Claim

Modified mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines can persist in human cardiac muscle and lymph node tissues for up to 30 days following intramuscular injection, as detected by quantitative reverse transcription PCR in postmortem samples, indicating longer tissue retention than previously observed in animal studies.

Source: Long‐lasting, biochemically modified mRNA, and its frameshifted recombinant spike proteins in human tissues and circulation after COVID‐19 vaccination

What the research says

Roughly balanced

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In plain English

The vaccine's genetic material might stick around in your heart and immune tissues for up to a month after the shot, longer than scientists first thought based on animal tests.

See the scientific wording

Modified mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines may persist in human tissues such as cardiac muscle and lymph nodes for up to 30 days after intramuscular injection, based on detection via quantitative reverse transcription PCR in postmortem samples, suggesting longer tissue retention than initially predicted from animal studies.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Long‐lasting, biochemically modified mRNA, and its frameshifted recombinant spike proteins in human tissues and circulation after COVID‐19 vaccination

    The study says the vaccine's genetic material can last up to a month in muscles, including the heart, which matches the claim.

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