Several posts shared on social media claiming that the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 comes from vaccines are false.
One of the examples of these posts on social media, with this claim titled "create the problem and sell the solution. #butthatsnoneofmybusiness":
https://www.facebook.com/erinmarie05/posts/10165553137910357
COVID-19 variants are not derived from the vaccine. The vaccine cannot replicate the virus. Some of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines explaining how RNA vaccines only provide instructions for cells in the human body on how to make a “spike protein”:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
Delta is one of four new variants of the coronavirus causing concern in the United States (US) (here). Also called B.1.617.2, Delta originated in India and was identified in the US in March 2021 (bit.ly/3rlcxAi). The Delta variant is a mutation of the original COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2).
The following video from the World Health Organization provides illustrations of how new variants are created from a "parent" virus:
A previous Reuters fact-check article shows how vaccination does not cause new COVID-19 variants (here).
Reuters also debunked claims that the Delta variant was not real in more detail, (here).
A CDC spokeswoman, Kate Grusich, told Reuters by email that "none of the vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. contain the live virus that causes COVID-19."
The CDC has said that “viruses are constantly changing through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to emerge.” Research and monitoring of variants continues as COVID-19 evolves. Tracking COVID-19 data in the U.S., including variants, can be seen here. here.
(Article published by Reuters)