Overview
- Deputy Marilú Quiróz organized an antivaccine session in the Chamber of Deputies’ Anexo A, authorized by Chamber President Martín Menem, that showcased José Daniel Fabián claiming post‑vaccine “magnetization.”
- Scientists and fact‑checkers explained the object‑to‑skin adhesion by surface physics such as sweat and oils, with WHO and the CDC reiterating that COVID‑19 vaccines contain no magnetic metals, and records show the demonstrator posed as a “human magnet” in 2013.
- The Argentine Society of Immunology condemned the congressional event as extremely serious, warning it can fuel vaccine hesitancy and contribute to the return of preventable diseases including measles and hepatitis A.
- The national Health Ministry and several provinces issued a communiqué defending vaccination, while a separate pro‑vaccination plenary in the Chamber gathered current and former health officials and leading experts to highlight risks from falling coverage.
- Health leaders cited program erosion and supply shortfalls—such as reduced deliveries of key shots and the dismantling of the school health program—against a backdrop of seven pertussis deaths, a ten‑month measles outbreak that required extensive control, and a localized COVID‑19 rebound in Formosa.