On Sunday, a 46-year-old man from Ulhasnagar, named Shantaram Chaudhary, has claimed to develop some magnetic powers, after he got his second shot of COVID-19 vaccine. He comes after the Nashik man, as he was claiming that he too started developing magnetic powers after taking second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

This is not only limited till India but also many people from foreign countries are too claiming the after-effects of COVID-19 vaccine are developing magnetic powers in their body. But PIB and even WHO African region have said these claims as ‘baseless’ and ‘false’.

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1. The case of Ulhasnagar ‘magnet’ man
2. The case of Nashik ‘magnet’ man
3. PIB calls these claims as ‘baseless’
4. WHO African Region also calls these rumours false
5. Few other claims about the Vaccine giving ‘magnetic superpowers’

The case of Ulhasnagar ‘magnet’ man

46-year old Shantaram Chaudhary who hails from Thane’s Ulhasnagar city has made a video of him to prove his claims that he got magnetic powers after getting his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. He posted a video which shows plates, spoons and coins sticking to his body without any support.

Video Courtesy: The Times of India

In a recent interview he told that-

“I took my second dose of vaccine on April 19 but on Friday after watching the news about Nashik man who has claimed to develop magnetic power in his body, I also tried the same by using spoons and small plates and surprised that it started sticking.”

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The case of Nashik ‘magnet’ man

Arvind Sonar, a 71-year-old senior citizen of Nashik’s Shivaji Chowk, has claimed that he has developed magnetic powers after taking the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Sonar has claimed that metal objects are getting stuck on his body after taking the vaccine doses. He posted a video too to prove his claims, in the video, plates, spoons and coins can be seen sticking to his body.

Check out the video here 

Video Courtesy: Khabardar24x7

When the items stuck on his body for the first time, the family members thought that it could be due to sweat. However, when he tried sticking objects after taking a bath, they still stuck to his body.

To it his Son, Jayant said that he had seen a similar video of people who claimed to have got magnetic powers after taking the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. He then asked his parents to try it too. He quoted that-

“When we placed spoon, plates, and coins on the body, they stuck to his body,”

he said.

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The doctors from the Nashik Municipal Corporation visited Sonar to investigate why the metal objects were getting stuck on his body. Dr. Ashok Thorat said in an interview that-

“I have seen the video, however, we can’t confirm that it has happened after vaccination. After investigation only we can come to some conclusion. For now, we will send a report to the government and after that, we will see if any investigation needs to be done.”

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PIB calls these claims as ‘baseless’

With regard to the on-going viral videos and claims, the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) fact-checking panel, PIB Fact Check, has posted that these claims about COVID-19 vaccines giving magnetic super powers are nothing but “baseless“.

In a recent tweet PIB Fact Check team posted stating that-

“Vaccines cannot cause a magnetic reaction in the human body. COVID-19 vaccines are completely safe and do not contain any metal-based ingredients.”

Check out the tweet here

The fact check team also appealed people to get vaccinated, and get distanced themselves from such rumours.

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WHO African Region also calls these rumours false

WHO Africa said that most recent videos claiming to show magnets sticking to the skin to the point of injection have gone viral too. WHO African region has said that these claims are baseless and false.

Vaccines cannot cause a magnetic reaction as have been shown in the videos. The vaccines that have been manufactured do not contain any metal based ingredients. It is normal to experience to side effect like a headache, chills, fever, nausea and pain at the point of infection after getting vaccinated.

Check the tweet here

Few other claims about the Vaccine giving ‘magnetic superpowers’

Some people say there’s something magnetic in the vaccines and others have gone further to say that its proof of a microchip in the vaccine. However, these claims are called ‘baseless’, yet people are posting their videos after getting vaccinated and showcasing their magnetic powers.

Take a look at few tweets