Pre-pandemic video shared in deceptive posts about woman 'collapsing after Covid-19 vaccine'

A video has been viewed heaps of times in distinct social media posts in November 2021 that suggest it may well demonstrate a lady in China receiving first assist after a Covid-19 vaccine led to her to fall down. however the footage predates the pandemic. It has circulated on the grounds that at the least 2018 in stories about a woman who obtained first aid after fainting in the japanese chinese metropolis of Qingdao.

Warning: distressing photos

The video -- which indicates a person performing CPR on a younger girl -- became posted in a tweet on November 24, 2021.

It has been considered more than 5,000 times.

"a little woman in China all of sudden fell to the floor and a warm-hearted grownup gave her first support. Is it a different phenomenon caused by way of Covid-19 vaccination?" reads the simplified chinese language-language tweet.

textual content overlaid on the video reads: "near Jiaonan Gymnasium, a girl fell to the ground".

Jiaonan Gymnasium i s discovered in the japanese chinese metropolis of Qingdao.

Screenshot of a tweet sharing the false declare, taken on November 26, 2021

The video circulated online alongside similar captions on Twitter in November 2021 -- here, here and right here.

The video, although, predates the coronavirus pandemic.

A reverse image search and key phrase search found a longer version of the video posted by way of chinese language state information web site Knews on might also 14, 2018 .

"a woman suddenly fainted and stopped breathing. a sort-hearted adult saved her life however netizens have questioned the first-aid system," the document reads.

under is a screenshot assessment of the video in the misleading posts (L) and Knews' video from 2018 (R):

Screenshot assessment of the video in the false posts (L) and Knews's video from 2018 (R)

the primary Covid-19 circumstances have been detected in China in December 2019 -- greater than three hundred and sixty five days after Knews posted the video.

China started the primary phase of a scientific trial for a vaccine in opposition t the sickness in March 2020.

Knews also posted a record on the incident on may 14, 2018, which protected a considerable number of screenshots from the video.

Story continues

"At round eight:10 am on may 13, close the Jiaonan Gymnasium in Qingdao, an eleven-12 months-historical woman fainted along side the highway. She stopped respiration and changed into in a vital situation," Knews stated.

"Chen Ruiping, a "Shanhaiqing" Emergency Rescue group member of the Zhuhai Sub-district workplace pink pass came about to be passing by means of. hearing the lady's mother crying for support, he rushed to assist."

"The rescue video became largely shared on the internet. while many praised Chen Ruiping for his efforts, some netizens questioned him for continuing to do CPR even after the girl took a breath."

in accordance with th e record, the woman recovered her breath after Chen performed two rounds of CPR, and was sent to hospital. A consultant for "Shanhaiqing" Emergency Rescue team additionally went to the health center and tested the woman changed into smartly, the report states.

The same incident become additionally pronounced with the aid of chinese language state-run news company Xinhua on may additionally 15, 2018.

AFP has previously debunked false stories of individuals falling unwell after receiving Covid-19 vaccines right here and here.