Maryam Batoolabout 4 years ago

COVID-19 VACCINE MYTH BUSTER

Myth: The COVID-19 vaccine and the side effects are dangerous. It’s natural to feel a little skeptical about putting something new into your body, but there’s an abundance of evidence that the vaccine is safe. “Around 570,000 [Americans] have died from this virus. None have died from the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Those odds are pretty striking,” says Paul Offit, director of the vaccine education center and professor of infectious disease professor at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The vaccines can cause side effects, like tiredness, achiness, and fever, but the vast majority last only a day or two and aren’t serious or dangerous. Side effects are actually normal signs that the vaccine is working and your body is building protection. (Not everyone will experience side effects, and that’s OK too.) Myth: The vaccine can affect your fertility. There is zero evidence to support that the COVID-19 vaccine can cause infertility. There’s no need to get a pregnancy test before getting vaccinated, nor do you need to avoid pregnancy after vaccination, says the CDC. “The mRNA vaccine is new and different, so it may sound scary, but there really hasn’t been any evidence of it affecting fertility, and in fact, COVID for pregnant [people] is dangerous,” says Sarah Bass, associate professor and director of the Risk Communication Laboratory at Temple University. Reference: https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/covid-vaccine-myths-20210424.html