It was January year 2020 when the COVID-19 invaded our country. It is now year 2021, this means, it’s already been a year since we started fighting the virus. COVID-19 became a major health risk of a lot of countries, including ours. Then a lot has changed since this virus came. The lockdowns, quarantines wearing face masks and face shields disinfecting things, physical distancing are a must to continue for a lifetime. But as time pass by, we got used to do these things. Since then, scientists of different countries are developing a vaccine for the virus. This year’s February, the first batch of vaccines arrived here in our country. The problem is, not all of us are willing to get vaccinated. Some people were afraid of the side effects of the vaccine.
Like all
vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines go through a rigorous, multi-stage testing
process, including large clinical trials that involve tens of thousands of
people. These trials are specifically designed to identify any safety concerns. Vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting
sick. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from getting COVID-19. You may have some side effects, which are normal
signs that your body is building protection. These side effects may affect your
ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days. Some
people have no side effects.
COVID-19
vaccines have been tested in large, randomized controlled trials that include
people of a broad age range, both sexes, different ethnicities, and those with
known medical conditions. The vaccines have shown a high level of efficacy
across all populations. Vaccines have been found to be safe and
effective in people with various underlying medical conditions that are associated with increased risk of severe
disease. These include high blood pressure; diabetes; asthma; pulmonary, liver
or kidney disease; and chronic infections that are stable and controlled.
COVID-19 can have serious and life-threatening
complications. The vaccine was not 100 percent effective, but it can lower the
risk of having the said virus. Considering that, we can reduce the spreading of
the virus. In this time, we must trust our health experts.
Following proven health measures is still the best way to keep everyone, including children, safe from COVID-19. This includes keeping hands clean, practising sneezing and coughing into bent elbows, opening windows, wearing a mask if age-appropriate, and continuing physical distancing.
Reference/s:
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/safety-of-covid-19-vaccines
https://images.app.goo.gl/L4Cn2GeG6L6c183XA
https://images.app.goo.gl/y9tNakwZLHB3mBvJ7
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/about-vaccines/index.html
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