French virologist Luc Montagnier said individuals vaccinated for COVID-19 would die within two years.

Luc Montagnier expressed his concern about vaccines, but he did not say that vaccinated people would die.

Luc Montagnier expressed his concern about vaccines, but he did not say that vaccinated people would die. A viral social media post claimed that French Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier said that individuals vaccinated for COVID-19 would die within two years. His purported statement has left many on the internet startled as countries are increasing the vaccination rates. However, the statement has been incorrectly attributed to the Nobel Laureate.

Luc Montagnier recently gave an interview to a U.S.-based grassroots and investigative organization named RAIR Foundation. The full transcript of the interview is published on the RAIR website, which clarified that some were attempting to discredit Luc's valid scientific observations about the vaccine and said it's an outright misrepresentation of his words.

In the interview, the professor said that the vaccine program for the coronavirus was an “unacceptable mistake” and is creating variants leading to more deaths. He has also expressed concerns about antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). He further said that persons who have taken the vaccine jab are creating variants resistant to the vaccine.

However, WHO and many other health authorities have claimed that the vaccines are safe against COVID-19, and changes or mutations in the virus should not make vaccines completely ineffective. Despite making some controversial statements during his interview with the RAIR Foundation, Luc Montagnier did not say that individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 will die within two years. Such quotes attributed to him on some social media posts are baseless and not true.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.