Like a sinister game of Whac-A-Mole, every time a COVID-19 conspiracy theory is debunked, another one emerges anew. The latest conspiracy theory making the rounds in anti-vaccine social media circles is the idea that multiple COVID-19 boosters somehow destroy one's immune system.
The claim resurfaced again last week, likely due to recent news about the possibility of omicron-targeted booster shots arriving this fall. As Salon previously reported, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised manufacturers to reformulate booster shots to specifically protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants earlier this month. One video making the rounds featured a news anchor stating that European Union regulators were warning that frequent COVID-19 booster shots could negatively affect the immune system.
