Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
Accurate vaccine information is critical and can help stop common myths and rumors. But sometimes it can be difficult to know which sources of information you can trust. Below are myths and facts about COVID-19 vaccination which can help clarify things. More about COVID-19 vaccines ., MYTH: The ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous., FACT: Nearly all the ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines are also ingredients in many foods – fats, sugars, and salts. Exact vaccine ingredients vary by manufacturer. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines also contain messenger RNA (mRNA) and the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine contains a harmless version of a virus unrelated…, MYTH: The natural immunity I get from being sick with COVID-19 is better than the immunity I get from COVID-19 vaccination., FACT: Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is a safer and more dependable way to build immunity to COVID-19 than getting sick with COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination causes a more predictable immune response than infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine gives most people a high level of protection against COVID-19 and can…, MYTH: COVID-19 vaccines cause variants., FACT: COVID-19 vaccines do not create or cause variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Instead, COVID-19 vaccines can help prevent new variants from emerging. New variants of a virus happen because the virus that causes COVID-19 constantly changes through a natural ongoing process of mutation (change). As the virus spreads, it has more…, MYTH: All adverse events reported are caused by vaccination., FACT: Adverse events can be reported even if it is not clear whether a vaccine caused the problem. Because of this, report data alone cannot determine if the reported adverse event was caused by a COVID-19 vaccination. Some reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable. Vaccine safety experts study…, MYTH: The mRNA vaccine is not considered a vaccine., FACT: mRNA vaccines, such as Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, work differently than other types of vaccines, but they still trigger an immune response inside your body. This type of vaccine is new, but research and development on it has been underway for decades. The mRNA vaccines do not contain any live virus. Instead, they work by teaching our cells…, MYTH: COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips., FACT: COVID-19 vaccines do not contain microchips. Vaccines are developed to fight against disease and are not administered to track your movement. Vaccines work by stimulating your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without…, MYTH: Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine can make you magnetic., FACT: Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine will not make you magnetic, including at the site of vaccination which is usually your arm. COVID-19 vaccines do not contain ingredients that can produce an electromagnetic field at the site of your injection., MYTH: COVID-19 vaccines can alter my DNA., FACT: COVID-19 vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. Both messenger RNA (mRNA) and viral vector COVID-19 vaccines work by delivering instructions (genetic material) to our cells to start building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. After the body produces an immune response, it discards all the vaccine…