Is monkeypox a 'side effect' of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine? Korean expert slams 'very ignorant rumour' | South China Morning Post

The recent emergence of hundreds of cases of monkeypox worldwide has already triggered a flood of misinformation online, much of it modelled on conspiracy theories that have been circulating since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic . Social media posts shared across the world have incorrectly claimed that recent monkeypox cases recorded outside of areas in western and central Africa where it is endemic are a "side effect" of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The claim is linked to the fact that AstraZeneca's jab uses a chimpanzee adenovirus vector. But health experts said that this idea "has no basis in fact",…