Explanation: While it is true that the AstraZeneca vaccine transfers the genetic information to teach our cells how to produce the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using recombinant DNA, the claim that this DNA molecule can cause any alterations to our genetic material has no basis in fact. The genetic material inside the vaccine uses cell mechanisms to produce an mRNA molecule which will help the cell produce the spike protein but it does not get integrated to our cell DNA. There are no scientific evidence that the DNA from the vaccine interacts or alters our DNA in any way.
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