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COVID-19 Vaccine Alligator Transformations

COVID-19 Vaccine Alligator Transformations

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COVID-19 Vaccine Crocodile Transformations refers to a series of memes that parody Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro jokingly saying that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 could have a side effect of the person turning into an alligator. Following the media reports on Bolsonaro's speech, memes about people turning into alligators and crocodiles after getting vaccinated gained popularity online.

Origin

On December 17th, 2020, at an official event in Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro made joking comments[1] that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech could have a side-effect of turning people into crocodiles or bearded ladies. On the same day, UOL[2] uploaded a recording of Bolsonaro's speech to YouTube. Also on the same day, Twitter[3] user @SamePancher uploaded a subtitled clip of the speech to Twitter, where it received over 1.2 million views, 5.9 quote retweeets and 8,600 likes in four days (shown below).

In the Pfizer contract it's very clear: 'we're not responsible for any side effects.' If you turn into a crocodile, it's your problem. […] If you become superhuman, if a woman starts to grow a beard or if a man starts to speak with an effeminate voice, they will not have anything to do with it.

Spread

Starting on the same day, Twitter users replied to @SamePancher's post with images of anthropomorphic crocodiles and people turning into crocodiles. Within eight minutes of @SamePancher's tweet, Twitter[4] user @RafaellMM made the earliest such tweet, gaining over 380 retweets and 4,400 likes (shown below). On December 18th, Twitter account @GatorsDaily tweeted "sign me up baby," with the tweet gaining over 900 retweets and 6,500 likes.

On November 19th, 2020, New York Post tweeted[5] an article about the Bolsonaro's claims, with the tweet gaining over 1,000 retweets and 4,900 likes in three days. The tweet prompted more memes about the claims in the following days; for example, on December 20th, 2020, Twitter[6] user @harvajavivr posted a meme that received over 55,800 views, 3,000 retweets and 12,800 likes in one day (shown below).

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atomicdog @scoobydawg1 000 eu depois de tomar a vacina #jacaré Translate Tweet Trust no one. The Reaction. 11:50 AM - Dec 18, 2020 · Twitter Web App Lulu O @luulubuu 000 And the issue is?? I WANNA BE THE GATOR ONew York Post @nypost · Dec 19 Brazilian President Bolsonaro claims COVID vaccine could turn people into alligators trib.al/OBIWBRY 1:24 PM · Dec 20, 2020 · Twitter Web App JoelongBalls @JoeLongBalls 000 me and my anti-vax gf 2022

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External References

[1] New York Post – Brazilian President Bolsonaro claims COVID vaccine could turn people into alligators

[2] YouTube – Bolsonaro: 'Se tomar vacina e virar jacaré não tenho nada a ver com isso'

[3] Twitter – @SamPancher

[4] Twitter – @RafaellMM

[5] Twitter – @nypost

[6] Twitter – @harvjavivr

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