‘Thanks Pfizer’ memes go viral after dubious tremor claims by anti-vaxxers

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Several social media users have been posting videos of their body parts shaking as a result of what they claim to be Covid-19 vaccine-induced convulsions.

A video in which a US woman suggests that the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus caused her legs to tremble and shake uncontrollably, has gone viral on Twitter.


Angelia Desselle posted the footage of her legs and feet trembling while sitting on the couch last year, accompanied with the caption “thanks, Pfizer”. The clip has received over 22 million views so far and has been flagged by Twitter as containing ‘misinformation’.

Apart from her, there are few others as well, who have been posting videos on social media that appear to show them spasming violently, with the captions blaming the tremors on Pfizer vaccine.

As per fact-check portal PolitiFact, the Louisiana Department of Health said it wasn’t aware of anyone reporting convulsions as a result of receiving the Covid vaccine.

As per a report on Evening Standard, a number of health experts told PolitiFact that they had not heard of any reports of Covid vaccines resulting in tremors.

Many users are mocking such dubious claims. These assertions have since inspired a number of meme videos, with users posting clips of celebrities or anonymous characters dancing.