FactCheck: The vaccine in the photograph is used for dogs against canine coronavirus. It is not effective in preventing COVID-19. CoronavirusFacts
A vaccine for the novel coronavirus was available as early as 2001.
Several Facebook users posted a picture of a bottle with the words"coronavirus vaccine" on the label, saying it was taken in 2001. One caption read,"Now this was 2001, tell me why 19 years later they say there is no [vaccine.]"This claim was flagged by Facebook Claim Check, the platform's tool for monitoring posts with potentially false information.The vaccine shown in the photo is used for dogs against canine coronavirus. It is not effective in preventing COVID-19.
The photo is labeled"Canine Coronavirus Vaccine." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, and the canine coronavirus
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