{"id":1094635,"date":"2021-12-07T13:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094635"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:28:33","slug":"fact-check-did-boris-johnson-get-his-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot-while-a-blue-cap-covered-the-needle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-boris-johnson-get-his-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot-while-a-blue-cap-covered-the-needle\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Boris Johnson Get His COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot While A Blue Cap Covered The Needle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-boris-johnson-get-his-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot-while-a-blue-cap-covered-the-needle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXBtkdAF2Ae\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2e571dd2-6e49-4e41-84ce-409e05377ee4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXBtkdAF2Ae\/?utm_source%3Dig_embed%26ig_rid%3D2e571dd2-6e49-4e41-84ce-409e05377ee4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1638907660129000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HnhqzxaiC8bkeb0vLHy76\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims a blue cap covered the needle as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXBtkdAF2Ae\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-6.6728971962617\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The needle was not covered as it entered Johnson\u2019s arm, according to video and other photos from the event.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uk-pm-johnson-receives-covid-19-booster-shot-2021-12-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicly received<\/a> his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Dec. 2, some Instagram users attempted to suggest he faked the injection, sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXBtkdAF2Ae\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2e571dd2-6e49-4e41-84ce-409e05377ee4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">specific photo<\/a> of the event. One such viral Instagram post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXBtkdAF2Ae\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2e571dd2-6e49-4e41-84ce-409e05377ee4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reads<\/a>, \u201cBoris Johnson getting boosted today by a nurse with no gloves and a needle with the cap still on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, photos and video of Johnson\u2019s injection confirm the needle was uncovered when he received the booster shot. 10 Downing Street, the prime minister\u2019s office, posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/number10gov\/51718840882\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">picture<\/a> on Flickr that shows the needle in Johnson\u2019s arm. Another picture, taken by an Associated Press photographer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Virus-Outbreak-Britain\/a5942967977144d18600f6195ab6c3de\/7\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">depicts<\/a> the needle prior to him receiving the jab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBritain\u2019s Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives his booster jab of the coronavirus vaccine at St Thomas Hospital in London, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 as the Government accelerates the Covid booster programme to help slow down the spread of the new Omicron variant,\u201d reads the description of the Associated Press photo. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/05\/06\/fact-check-video-boris-johnson-journalists-tea-recovering-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show Boris Johnson Giving Journalists Tea After Recovering From COVID-19?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NVYUjg-drzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video footage<\/a> of the event published by The Sun, the needle can also be seen entering Johnson\u2019s arm. The blue portion of the syringe some users pointed to is likely a needle hub, which attaches the needle to the syringe but does not cover the needle, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201229165626\/https:\/\/pharmlabs.unc.edu\/labs\/parenterals\/syringes.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharmaceutics and Compounding Laboratory<\/a>&nbsp;at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. government announced in late November that all adults would be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine boosters three months after they got their second doses, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/29\/uk\/uk-booster-vaccine-expansion-omicron-gbr-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Instagram claims a blue cap covered the needle as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. 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