The social media company said in a block post it would broaden its target of debunked health claims about the pandemic vaccines.

In general, some conspiracy theorists have falsely stated that the coronavirus was man made on vaccines can cause autism.

In recent weeks, news reports have identified these false claims spreading on Facebook pages groups and INSTAGRAM accounts.

Such claims are already prohibited in ads on the platform.

On now, user generated content will also face further restrictions.

The tech giant also said it will help users find out more about where to get the Kovar 19 vaccine.

Facebook's head of health care.

It's gin.

We're going to be building features that help people find whether, where and when they can get vaccinated, very similar to how we approached vote last year.

We're also bringing the cove in 19 information center to instagram and expanding our WhatsApp help line program to make it easier for people to get accurate information about the vaccine.

In the past, Facebook has taken a more hands off approach to misinformation about vaccines in general.

It has only removed post that considered a risk of causing imminent harm.

Critics said this approach fueled the rise of anti vaccine communities on rhetoric.