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Debunking COVID-19 vax myths
What is and isn’t true about the coronavirus vaccine
Vaccinating a high percentage of
individuals against COVID-19
is a key component of the global
strategy to diminish the effects of the
virus that fi rst appeared in late 2019.
Since the distribution of the COVID-19
vaccines began in the United States on
December 14, 2020, more than 294 million
doses have been administered,
and more than 135 million people, or
41 percent of the total U.S. population,
have been fully vaccinated, according
to data from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention released in
May 2021.
As vaccine eligibility continues to
open up and now includes children as
young as 12 for certain vaccines, public
health agencies are urging eligible
people to get vaccinated. However,
with myths continuing to circulate,
individuals may need a little more
reassurance that vaccination is the
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The following information, courtesy
of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the
CDC, the Cleveland Clinic and the
Mayo Clinic Health System, can clear
up some misinformation about the
COVID-19 vaccines.
Myth #1: Because COVID-19
vaccines were rushed, they’re
not safe and can’t be trusted.
Fact: The vaccines were developed
in record time but not because there
were shortcuts in the process. Certain
red tape was navigated more effi -
ciently than it had been with past vaccines.
Plus, the new technology at the
center of the mRNA-based vaccines
has been in development for more
than three decades. The vaccine developers
put the vaccines through rigorous
clinical trials involving tens of
thousands of volunteers.
The following information, courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the CDC, the Cleveland Clinic
and the Mayo Clinic Health System, can clear up some misinformation about the COVID-19
vaccines. Metro Creative Connection
Myth #2: The vaccines affect
fertility.
Fact: COVID-19 vaccines encourage
the body to create copies of the
spike protein found on the surface of
the coronavirus and “teach” the immune
system to fi ght the virus that
has that specifi c spike protein. There
was confusion when this spike protein
was mistakenly reported as the same
as another spike protein that is involved
in the growth and attachment
of the placenta during pregnancy.
During the Pfi zer vaccine tests, 23 female
study volunteers became pregnant.
The only one to suffer a pregnancy
loss had received the placebo
and not the vaccine.
Myth #3: COVID-19 vaccines
will change my DNA.
Fact: Both mRNA vaccines and viral
vector vaccine, which is the technology
for the Janssen vaccine, deliver
genetic material to cells to start virus
protection. The material never enters
the nucleus of the cell, which is where
DNA is stored. That means these vaccines
do not alter or interact with DNA
in any way.
Myth #4: These vaccines have
severe side effects.
Fact: Side effects to the vaccines are
short-term, mild or moderate reactions
that often resolve without complication
or injury and include things like
headache, body aches, fatigue, or mild
fever. The Janssen/Johnson&Johnson
vaccine has been linked to blood clots
in a very small percentage of vaccine
recipients, but the risk was so minimal
that the vaccine was cleared for
use after a brief pause.
Myth #5: The vaccines were
made using controversial
ingredients.
Fact: The COVID-19 vaccines were
not developed using fetal tissue, eggs,
latex, or other allergens. In addition,
they do not contain microchips or
tracking devices.
Millions of people have been vaccinated
against COVID-19. To continue
this public health initiative, people
who may still be wary about the vaccines
can learn more about them by
speaking with their physicians.
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