The 26-minute video dubbed 'Plandemic' went viral across social media platforms. It features Judy Mikovits, an activist among people who contend that many common vaccines are dangerous. coronavirus
Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Thursday that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated claims relating to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Mikovits says in the video that wearing masks activates the coronavirus within people, without providing evidence, and criticises orders to stay away from beaches. Mikovits could not be reached for comment, while producers of the video did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, emerged in late 2019 and there is no known vaccine and or cure for it. Vaccines are available for seasonal flu, which is caused by a separate virus.
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