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Cries the antivaxxer: “Vegans, don’t take a COVID-19 vaccine because it uses horseshoe crab blood!”

Post author By Orac
Post date August 19, 2020
53 Comments on Cries the antivaxxer: “Vegans, don’t take a COVID-19 vaccine because it uses horseshoe crab blood!”

Antivaxxers are now urging vegans not to use a COVID-19 vaccine because blood from horseshoe crabs will be used in its manufacture. This is no different than their weaponization of beliefs against other vaccine ingredients.

Tags antivaccine, coagulen, coronavirus, COVID-19, horseshoe crab, Limulus amebocyte lysate, Limulus polyphemus, SARS-CoV-2, vaccines, vegan, veganism

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