Scientists and public health experts say that vaccines are safe for most people.
How vaccines are developed and tested
- Health experts and the World Health Organization have explained that vaccines go through several testing phases involving thousands of volunteers before they can be approved
Pharmaceutical companies are being held to high medical standards by regulators, despite short timelines
- The speed with which COVID-19 vaccines are being developed do not make them unsafe, according to experts
- According to health officials and doctors around the world, most government regulators are holding COVID_19 vaccines to high safety standards before approving them for public use, despite short timelines
Advice for pregnancy people
- As of January 2021, the WHO says those who are pregnant can safely receive COVID-19 vaccine, which closely aligns with CDC Guidelines in the US
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated
- There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have any impact on fertility according to medical experts
Vaccines can have side effects, but they are expected and not dangerous
- Serious side effects from vaccines are extremely rare
- Regulators make sure any vaccine is safe before approval
- Trail volunteers have not died due to Covid-19 vaccines
For more information on the COVID vaccine please visit cdc.gov
The Safety of the COVID-19 Vaccine was originally published on Twitter
