Professional Documents
Culture Documents
7 Facts About Vaccines
7 Facts About Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines
Fact #1 Fact #2
COVID-19 vaccines don’t give COVID-19 vaccines are safe,
you COVID-19. even though they were
developed quickly.
COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain any part
of the virus, so it can’t cause you to get No steps were skipped developing COVID-19
COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines protect you vaccines. Scientists around the world have been
from the virus. You may get side effects after working on this technology for more than a decade.
you get vaccinated, like a sore arm or fever. This is why it was possible to make a safe and
These are normal and common. effective vaccine available very quickly.
Fact #3 Fact #4
COVID-19 vaccines may protect
COVID-19 vaccines don’t
you against more than one strain
of the virus. change your DNA.
Viruses change, or develop small mutations, over COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines and don’t
time. Data shows COVID-19 vaccines are effective interact with your DNA in any way. They trigger
against the strains we’ve seen so far of the virus an immune response that creates antibodies to
that causes COVID-19. protect you from getting infected with COVID-19.
Fact #5
COVID-19 vaccines have not been linked to infertility or miscarriage.
COVID-19 hasn’t caused infertility in women who’ve had the virus, so there’s no reason to think the vaccine
would cause it. No other vaccine has ever been found to increase any risks for unborn or breastfed babies, or
for pregnancies. There was some information spread online that was not true; saying that the protein in the
vaccine attacks a protein in the placenta. This is not true. The small number of amino acids in the two proteins
would not cause that effect. COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been tested in pregnant women, but pregnant women
do get vaccinated for other illnesses during pregnancy. Pregnant women have an increased risk for severe
illness from COVID-19 and there is a chance you could give COVID-19 to your baby after he or she is born.
Talk to your doctor to see if you should get vaccinated.
Fact #7
Fact #6
People with chronic diseases
COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain
or conditions should get
microchips or tracking devices.
vaccinated as soon as it is your
Misinformation that COVID-19 vaccines contain turn to get the vaccine.
microchips or tracking devices has been proven
If you have a chronic disease, like diabetes, you
false. We know exactly what is in each vaccine.
are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
The list of ingredients in each vaccine can be
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for
found online.
people with chronic diseases or conditions.
Coronavirus.Utah.gov/Vaccine