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A trick reportedly used by recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine to make their arms become magnetic after receiving the jab has been exposed.

In May, a video surfaced on the internet showing some people, who claimed to have received the COVID-19 vaccine, placing magnets on the spot where the vial was injected.

The magnet then appears to stick to the skin when placed on the upper arm, which is assumed to be the spot where the jabs were received — the magnet also appears not to stick to other areas of the arm.

Proponents of the magnetic claim had attributed it to microchips or magnetic materials used as “ingredients” for the coronavirus vaccine.

TheCable had earlier fact checked the claim and found that it is misleading.

In a two-minute-fifty-second video, a man explained how the trick works.

The man, whose name wasn’t mentioned in the video, said he received his second COVID vaccine dose and wanted to try the “metal sticking to the body thing”.

He said he was injected on his left arm, after which he placed a key on the spot where he received the dose.

The key stuck to his arm like those seen in the video which went viral in May.

When he placed the key on the right arm, it fell to the ground.

“This is true. It is true. Are you kidding me? How can this be possible?” he queried, with a look of surprise.

The man then explained how the trick works, saying it is done through the use of adhesive.

For the video, duct tape — a pressure-sensitive tape coated with polyethylene — was used.

He said adhesive had been placed on one side of the key before he started recording the video, while the other side was left without adhesive.

The man tried the adhesive-laced side of the key on his right arm and it stuck to the skin, while the non-adhesive side of the key did not stick to the left arm where he said he was jabbed.

“Hold on a minute. What I have not showed you is the fact that on one side of this key, I have got adhesive which you cannot see. You want to know? Duct tape,” he said.

“What I did before this video was to rub one side with adhesive. Transparent, you can’t see it. And the other side was left blank such that the side that sticks will always stick. And the side that did not stick will also not stick.”

VIDEO: Man exposes tricks used to make arm magnetic ‘after COVID jab’ pic.twitter.com/RtM7Amq3b0

— TheCable (@thecableng) July 3, 2021

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In response to an email from TheCable, the COVID-19 vaccine team at the University of Oxford had said the AstraZeneca vaccine does not contain magnetic ingredients.

“There are no ingredients that would cause a magnet to stick to someone’s arm following vaccination,” the team said.

Also, according to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), COVID-19 vaccines do not contain materials such as microchips, implants, or tracking devices.

“COVID-19 vaccine does not alter your DNA. It triggers an immune response that will protect your body against the virus if encountered. Once you and your community members are protected, the chances of the spread of the disease are reduced,” the NPHCDA stated.

“COVID-19 vaccine does not contain any harmful substance or micro-chip. All vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, are manufactured under strict compliance with WHO guidelines.”