How Long Do COVID-19 Vaccine Components Really Last in the Body? A New Study Has Answers. A new review of 20 studies documents COVID-19 vaccine mRNA, spike protein, and lipid nanoparticles persisting in blood & tissues for months to years. The authors call for urgent investigation. By Independent Medical Alliance (02/18/26)

• IMA Summary Article: imahealth.substack.com/…

• Full paper: The persistence of COVID-19 vaccine artifacts in bodily fluids and tissues: a systematic review Authors: Edgar Selem, Mikolaj Raszek, Joseph Varon and Matthew Halma: link.springer.com/artic…

This article is important for anyone exploring harms of mRNA platform interventions, including COVID-19 mRNA shots. Please share with those who agree — and those who disagree — that the mRNA platform is long-lasting and harmful to many.

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Taken together, the pattern is clear: these materials lasted far longer and traveled far further than anyone was told to expect.

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What’s more, these findings don’t just apply to COVID-19 vaccines. The same core mRNA technology is being developed for cancer treatments, rare diseases, and influenza. If the assumptions are wrong here, they need to be re-examined everywhere.

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As the authors of the paper explained:

“The foundational assumptions of rapid decay and localized distribution have not consistently held.”

Summary (ai assisted, edited; images from article)

A new systematic review in Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences analyzes 20 studies on persistence of COVID-19 vaccine components. The review found mRNA, spike protein, and lipid nanoparticles in blood, tissues, and fluids for months to years, well beyond initial expectations (and marketing statements) of rapid degradation.

What the Evidence Reveals

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Spike protein and other proteins may have persisted for a longer time, but studies needed a cutoff time.

• Spike protein was detected in blood plasma up to 709 days after vaccination.

• S1 subunit found in immune cells up to 245 days.

• Spike protein identified in cerebral arteries up to 17 months post-vaccination.

• Spike protein found in brain, heart, and vasculature three weeks after a third dose, without nucleocapsid protein.

• “Vaccine” mRNA detected in lymph node germinal centers up to 60 days.

• mRNA found in breast milk up to 45 hours post-vaccination.

Higher spike protein levels observed in individuals with post-vaccination syndrome compared to healthy ones. Spike protein levels could serve as a straightforward way to identify who’s been affected.

ED NOTE 
We know of no spike protein level tests readily available in the US. However, you can online order surrogate marker LabCorp tests for spike antibodies (see Related links). 

Please let us know in comments if this information is incorrect.

Why Nobody Checked Sooner

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Our take: They didn’t want to know, or probably knew but didn’t want to admit it!

Original vaccine trials did not test for long-term persistence or distribution beyond the injection site. Modified mRNA has a half-life of 5–6 days, theoretically undetectable within 263–272 days, but studies show longer durations.

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