NEWS Before getting COVID-19 vaccine Hailey Christoff staff writer
Facts
In Indiana, any resident ages 16 and older becomes eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine comes at no charge. Anyone younger than the age of 18 must receive the Pfizer vaccine. To schedule a vaccination appointment, call 211 or go online at www. coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved three different companies to make the vaccine: Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. The government continues to review the trial information from AstraZenca’s vaccine even though parts of Europe have approved it. Not all vaccines have the safe efficacy: Pfizer and Moderna have proven up to 95 percent effective. These vaccines are two doses, scheduled three weeks apart. Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine comes as a single dose. It has an efficacy of 74 percent. All of the vaccines protect 100 percent from hospitalizations and provide less severe outcomes if one contracts COVID-19 after being vaccinated.
Myths Side effects of the vaccine feel worse than the actual disease. No need to get a vaccine if it is not 100 percent effective. Preservatives used in the vaccine cause autism. All of the recipients will no longer need to wear a mask after receiving vaccine. If a participant is pregnant and receives the vaccine, the unborn child will be harmed. I had COVID-19 earlier this pandemic. I do not need the vaccine. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine means one gets COVID-19.
March 2021, Issue 4
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