In fact, Stefan Oelrich, member of the Board of Management of Bayer and head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, did not say that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are gene or cell therapy. In a recent speech, Oelrich said that messenger RNA-based vaccines are an example of technological innovation, just as the gene and cell therapy proposed by Bayer are an example of technological innovation. This statement was taken out of context and distorted to falsely claim that ,,vaccines against COVID-19 modify / may alter human DNA" – a common myth circulating since the beginning of the vaccination campaign.
In fact, Stefan Oelrich, member of the Board of Management of Bayer and head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, did not say that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are gene or cell therapy. In a recent speech, Oelrich said that messenger RNA-based vaccines are an example of technological innovation, just as the gene and cell therapy proposed by Bayer are an example of technological innovation. This statement was taken out of context and distorted to falsely claim that ,,vaccines against COVID-19 modify / may alter human DNA" – a common myth circulating since the beginning of the vaccination campaign.