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Doctors warn of the dangers of rumors about “Corona vaccines”
Dubai Health confirmed the effectiveness of the approved vaccines in the country.
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A legal advisor considered questioning vaccines a criminal act.
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Doctors warned against rumors circulating on social media about the existence of damage to the “Corona” vaccines, pointing out that they are just allegations promoted by some, without knowledge, and are not based on any scientific fact.
Doctors confirmed the seriousness of health rumors, noting their negative impact on many who had not yet taken the vaccine, and thus increasing their chances of being exposed to health risks if they were infected.
In turn, the Dubai Health Authority stressed the safety of the approved vaccines inside the country, and the absence of any complications or health damage to them, calling not to listen to "negative" or "discordant" voices.
And a legal advisor stressed that “raising others’ doubts about the quality of the vaccine, and calling for not taking it, represent a crime from the legal angle, because they question the efforts made by the health authorities in the country to confront the pandemic.”
Recently, rumors and claims that lack the minimum credibility circulated about Corona vaccines, issued by people seeking fame on social media in any way, even if the price is to harm the health of an entire community.
Among the false information about vaccines is that they are unsafe, and may be accompanied by dangerous side effects months later, and also that they change the genetic makeup of humans, cause disease, and transmit infection.
Citizens and residents expressed their fears of receiving the "Covid-19" vaccine, because of the "information" they obtained from social media.
They told "Emirates Today" that they feel reluctance whenever they decide to take the vaccination, fearing that the rumors promoted by some are true, especially since its promoters claim that they are well-informed.
A family medicine specialist at Fakeeh University Hospital in Dubai, Dr. Adel Sajwani, said that social media made everyone talk about “Corona” and many other medical matters, which led many to exaggeration and exaggeration, to enhance the “attractiveness of the content” on their pages, He stressed that the approved vaccines in the country have undergone several clinical trials and studies, and have proven effective and a high degree of safety.
It also contributed significantly to reducing serious injuries and deaths.
He stated that the state is exercising its responsibility to monitor the misinformation circulated by some about the vaccine.
He called on community members to take their information from reliable sources, such as media briefing, official figures and statistics, and qualified doctors.
He called on parents to provide a simplified explanation for children, on how to obtain the correct information, and not to circulate any information before verifying it, so as not to cause harm to any other member of society.
A consultant in chest diseases at the Emirates Medical Association, Dr. Bassam Mahboub, said, "The majority of those who talk about (Corona) vaccines are far from the medical field, and are based on false and inaccurate news about vaccines, and some of them are based on simple cases that have complications, but the constant is that The virus is real, and the occurrence of death because of it is a proven fact, so any person, before speaking, must think about the impact of his words, and make sure to speak based on scientific evidence and evidence.”
The public health specialist, Dr. Seif Darwish, stated that campaigns exposed to vaccines lack any scientific evidence, because it is confirmed that they have protected humans from many diseases, during long decades, such as smallpox, measles, and others.
He called on everyone who attacks the vaccine not to think only of himself, but of members of society, "because they are exposed to health problems because of his opinion."
He also called for punishing such people who attack vaccines, whether through social media, or any other means, especially since these abnormal opinions negatively affect society's protection and prevention plans.
The Dubai Health Authority demanded not to pay attention to rumors that are issued from time to time through social media, and question the effectiveness of vaccines and their negative effects in the long term, stressing the effectiveness of the approved vaccines in the country, and that it has undergone a large number of tests and clinical trials before using them.
It also called on community members not to get carried away by rumors that are not based on scientific references and reliable bodies, warning against obtaining information from other than its official sources.
She confirmed the follow-up of the health authorities in the country to those who received the "Covid-19" vaccine, and not to monitor any health problems that require reluctance to take it.
She pointed to the increasing demand for vaccination from different age groups at the state level, which reflects the confidence of community members in vaccines, and their effective role in accelerating recovery and returning to normal life.
And the legal advisor, Muhammad Al-Najjar, stated that if someone doubts the quality of the vaccine, and its ineffectiveness, and then calls on others not to take it, because it is harmful, that would be a crime, because his call includes questioning the performance of the state, and its failure to care for its citizens, which leads to the destabilization of trust. The citizen of his country, and in this case he shall be punished in implementation of the provisions of the penal laws, in addition to the penalties set forth in the Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes, if the incitement was through electronic means, as the penalty includes imprisonment and a fine, in addition to deportation for foreigners.
He said, "There is no compulsion in the Emirates to take the (Corona) vaccine, and those who do not take it are not punished.
Also, there is no crime or punishment except with a text, so if the state issues legislation in which it is obligatory to take a specific drug or vaccine, then one of the people appears and calls on another to not comply, then in this case he is a criminal, because he called for non-compliance with government orders or laws, and here he is punished in accordance with the text Article (197 bis 1 of the Penal Code), the penalty for which is temporary imprisonment and a fine of no less than 200,000 dirhams.
But if a person wants not to take the vaccine without urging others to do the same, there is no crime in that, because there is no binding legislation to take the vaccine, whether here in the country, or in any country in the world, the matter is optional provided that there is no incitement.
He stressed that incitement in general is a crime, whether by talking about a vaccine or otherwise.
• From false information about vaccines: they are unsafe, and may be accompanied by dangerous side effects months later, and change the genetic makeup of humans, cause disease, and transmit infection.
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