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Claims attributed to a virologist and conspiracy theorist that the COVID-19 vaccine has created new variants of the disease have been spreading online. Most of the COVID-19 variants emerged before the widespread distribution of vaccines, which inhibit the spread of viruses and thus limit their chances to evolve into new variants. This claim has been debunked by the AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Claims attributed to a virologist and conspiracy theorist that the COVID-19 vaccine has created new variants of the disease have been spreading online. Most of the COVID-19 variants emerged before the widespread distribution of vaccines, which inhibit the spread of viruses and thus limit their chances to evolve into new variants. 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