There are still many concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines but Utah.gov is clearing up misunderstandings. They recently released a list of facts about the vaccine to set the record straight. First, the COVID-19 vaccines do not give individuals COVID-19 as it does not contain any part of the virus. The side effects from vaccinating include a sore arm or a fever which is both common and normal. The vaccines are safe even though they were developed quickly as scientists have been working on this technology for more than a decade. The vaccines may protect against more than one strain of the virus as the data has been shown to be effective against the strains seen so far. COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines and do not interact with DNA in any way. There are no microchips or tracking devices in the vaccines. According to the release, “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… 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.” Any person with chronic diseases or conditions are encouraged to get vaccinated as they are at a higher risk of severe illness.
