1. The vaccine is given in 2 doses. The first dose helps your body recognize the virus and gets your immune system ready. The second strengthens that immune response, which makes your body more prepared to fight the infection.
2. The vaccine begin to work effectively 12 days after inoculation. Before this time, people can still develop and spread COVID-19.
3. The vaccine, which is specific to a strain of corona virus called COVID-19 is safe and effective. It boosts the immune system response to the virus and suppress it.
4. People who are elderly and those who are clinically vulnerable are top on the priority list of those who will be given the vaccine.
5. Pregnancy doesn’t affect taking of the vaccine, except there are contraindications.
6. You can still get pregnant after vaccination. The vaccine cannot give you or your baby COVID-19.
7. If you are allergic to the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, or any of the ingredients used for the vaccine, do not continue with the second dose as this may cause more serious complications.
8. The approved COVID-19 vaccines do not contain any animal products or egg.
9. The vaccine could express some mild side effects when taken; some of which are- soreness in the arm where the needle went in, feeling tired or fatigue, having headache, feeling achy, feeling sick, and so on. These side effects should not last longer than a week. Otherwise, medical attention should be consulted.
10. The vaccine went through series of clinical trials and safety checks before it’s approved.
11. The vaccine is in liquid form, given as an injection in the upper arm.
12. There’s still possibility of getting infected after the 2 doses of the vaccine, but the illness is most likely going to be mild and nonlethal.
13. People who have had COVID-19 infection might only need one dose of the vaccine. This is not certain, depending on medical assessment.
14. The vaccine doesn’t cause the normal COVID-19 infection but prepares the body’s immune system against future infection of the virus.
15. The vaccine could also protect against the new strain of COVID-19. Although, more research are still going into that.
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