<p>Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS.</p>.<p>Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's YouTube said the video, which was recorded on Thursday, violated their policies.</p>.<p>"Our policies don't allow claims that Covid-19 vaccines kill or seriously harm people," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.</p>.<p>YouTube confirmed that it had taken the same step later in the day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/bored-by-questions-on-covid-19-deaths-says-bolsonaro-1039820.html" target="_blank">'Bored' by questions on Covid-19 deaths, says Bolsonaro</a></strong></p>.<p>"We removed a video from Jair Bolsonaro's channel for violating our medical disinformation policy regarding Covid-19 for alleging that vaccines don't reduce the risk of contracting the disease and that they cause other infectious diseases," YouTube said in a statement.</p>.<p>According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Covid-19 vaccines approved by health regulators are safe for most people, including those living with HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known as AIDS.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro's office did not respond immediately to a request for comment outside normal hours.</p>.<p>In July, YouTube removed videos from Bolsonaro's official channel in which he recommended using hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin against Covid-19, despite scientific proof that these drugs are not effective in treating the disease.</p>.<p>Since then, Bolsonaro has avoided naming both drugs on his live broadcasts, saying the videos could be removed and advocating "early treatment" in general for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the coronavirus in July last year, had credited his taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, for his mild symptoms. While Bolsonaro himself last January said that he wouldn't take any Covid-19 vaccine, he did vow to quickly inoculate all Brazilians.</p>.<p>In addition to removing the video, YouTube has suspended Bolsonaro for seven days, national newspapers O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>YouTube did not respond to a separate Reuters request for comment regarding the suspension on Monday night.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS.</p>.<p>Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's YouTube said the video, which was recorded on Thursday, violated their policies.</p>.<p>"Our policies don't allow claims that Covid-19 vaccines kill or seriously harm people," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.</p>.<p>YouTube confirmed that it had taken the same step later in the day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/bored-by-questions-on-covid-19-deaths-says-bolsonaro-1039820.html" target="_blank">'Bored' by questions on Covid-19 deaths, says Bolsonaro</a></strong></p>.<p>"We removed a video from Jair Bolsonaro's channel for violating our medical disinformation policy regarding Covid-19 for alleging that vaccines don't reduce the risk of contracting the disease and that they cause other infectious diseases," YouTube said in a statement.</p>.<p>According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Covid-19 vaccines approved by health regulators are safe for most people, including those living with HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known as AIDS.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro's office did not respond immediately to a request for comment outside normal hours.</p>.<p>In July, YouTube removed videos from Bolsonaro's official channel in which he recommended using hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin against Covid-19, despite scientific proof that these drugs are not effective in treating the disease.</p>.<p>Since then, Bolsonaro has avoided naming both drugs on his live broadcasts, saying the videos could be removed and advocating "early treatment" in general for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the coronavirus in July last year, had credited his taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, for his mild symptoms. While Bolsonaro himself last January said that he wouldn't take any Covid-19 vaccine, he did vow to quickly inoculate all Brazilians.</p>.<p>In addition to removing the video, YouTube has suspended Bolsonaro for seven days, national newspapers O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>YouTube did not respond to a separate Reuters request for comment regarding the suspension on Monday night.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>