By RYOSUKE NONAKA/ Staff Writer
May 20, 2022 at 18:20 JST
Yo Ishigaki shows a vaccine container that contains a microchip in an experiment he conducted. (From YouTube)
For those conspiracy theorists who believe that COVID-19 vaccines contain a microchip, take note: a Japanese researcher said he has squashed that rumor through rigorous scientific testing.
“(The vaccines) do not have a microchip, so I want people to feel at ease,” concluded Yo Ishigaki, a special-appointment associate professor at the University of Electro-Communications.
He posted a 14-minute video on YouTube to discredit the “COVID-19 vaccines contain microchip” conspiracy.
Ishigaki obtained about 500 used containers of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, with the assistance of nine hospitals in Miyagi Prefecture and Tokyo.
He then examined the residual liquid through a microscope to see if it contained a microchip or radioactive material.
Ishigaki actually attempted to insert a microchip into a syringe through an injection needle.
He also observed how a microchip appeared when it was inside a vaccine container.
Using special equipment, he also checked to see if a vaccine container emitted radio waves.
After Ishigaki received a COVID-19 vaccine, he measured his own arm with radio waves.
Using a germanium semiconductor detector, he measured the amount of radiation as well.
He said he did not find any evidence that would support COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories that have been spread on social media.
These theories lack a scientific basis but claim that COVID-19 vaccines contain a microchip that control people remotely; that vaccines contain a radioactive material; that vaccines are a biological weapon to reduce the population; and that the pandemic was staged by a "deep state."
Ishigaki’s video can be seen here: (https://youtu.be/XfkXQtPKgV0)
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