Government health officials have attacked superstar Calvin Harris after he controversially claimed the flu jab is a 'neurotoxin shot'.
The Scottish DJ, who has 12.7 million followers on Twitter, became embroiled in a row on the social media site after telling them the vaccine contains mercury.
His false allegations were dismissed by various experts, including Mail on Sunday's resident GP Dr Ellie Cannon, with whom he engaged in a war of words. The posts have since been deleted.
Angry doctors were concerned that his claims may deter millions from getting the flu jab - leaving them vulnerable to the dreaded Aussie flu outbreak that is expected to blight the UK in the coming weeks.
Now Richard Pebody, acting head of respiratory disease at Public Health England, has also addressed the truth behind 33-year-old Harris' incorrect claims.
The Scottish superstar, who has 12.7 million followers on Twitter, became embroiled in a row on the social media site when he warned that flu jabs contain mercury
Speaking about the false allegations made in the Twitter row earlier this month, Mr Pebody said: 'All ingredients in the flu vaccine are safe.
'The main ingredient of any vaccine is the disease-causing virus, bacteria or toxin.
'But a number of other components are needed to make the final vaccine as safe and effective as possible.'
The blazing battle saw a handful of angry doctors confront Harris' 'conspiracy theory' at the beginning of this month.
Source: dailymail
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