Vaccine Harmful?
Vaccines contain many harmful ingredients.
FALSE
Vaccines contain ingredients that allow the product to be safely administered. Any substance can be harmful in significantly high doses, even water. Vaccines contain ingredients at a dose that is even lower than the dose we are naturally exposed to in our environment.
Vaccines are not effective.
FALSE
Some believe that vaccines are not effective in preventing diseases. While vaccines are not 100% foolproof, they are highly effective in reducing the risk of contracting certain diseases and severe complications associated with them.
The COVID-19 vaccines were not tested enough before approval because of the rapid situation.
FALSE
There are 2 aspects to vaccine testing. The first test is the vaccine safety. The second test is how effective the vaccine is at preventing disease or preventing a severe course of the disease. All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been thoroughly tested for safety and how effective they are at preventing disease. The relatively rapid development of vaccines was possible because the world scientific community has had much experience in developing and testing many vaccines, including those for previous coronaviruses similar to COVID-19.
All the events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) are caused by vaccination.
FALSE
Anyone can report events to VAERS, even if it is not clear whether a vaccine caused the problem. Because of this, VAERS data alone cannot determine if the reported adverse event was caused by a COVID-19 vaccination.
Vaccines cause autism.
FALSE
The 1998 study raised concerns about a possible link between MMR vaccine and autism was retracted by the journal that published it because it was significantly flawed by bad science. There is no evidence to link vaccines as the cause of autism.
I don’t need to vaccinate my child because all the other children around them are already immune.
FALSE
Herd immunity occurs when a large portion of a community is immunized against a contagious disease, reducing the chance of an outbreak. Infants, pregnant women and immunocompromised people who cannot receive vaccines depend on this type of protection. However, if enough people rely on herd immunity as the method of preventing infection from vaccine-preventable diseases, herd immunity will soon disappear.
There is a slight possibility that you can get COVID-19 from the vaccine.
FALSE
All of the current COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States do not contain the live virus, which means you cannot contract COVID-19 from these vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccines will not affect fertility.
TRUE
Currently no evidence shows that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems (problems trying to get pregnant) in women or men.
Vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
FALSE
There is no evidence to link vaccines as the cause of SIDS.
Vaccine-preventable diseases are just part of childhood. It is better to have the disease than become immune through vaccines.
FALSE
Vaccine-preventable diseases have many serious complications that can be avoided through immunization. Vaccines stimulate the immune system to produce an immune response similar to natural infection, but they do not cause the disease or put the immunized person at risk of its potential complications.
COVID-19 vaccines will alter my DNA.
FALSE
The first two COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States were mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer). The mRNA that is used in these vaccines is a template for making virus proteins that then stimulate the body’s immune system to produce antibodies that will lead to immunity to the virus. mRNA is rapidly degraded and is not integrated into the individual’s own DNA, so it will not alter the genetic code of the individual.
COVID-19 vaccines are the cause of new variants.
FALSE
New variants of the COVID-19 virus happen because the virus that causes COVID-19 constantly changes through a natural ongoing process of mutation.
Vaccines can cause the diseases they're meant to prevent.
FALSE
A vaccine causing complete disease would be extremely unlikely. Most vaccines are inactivated (killed) vaccines, which is impossible to cause disease from the vaccine. A few vaccines contain live organisms, and when vaccinated with live vaccines, it may lead to a mild case of the disease.
One exception was the live oral polio vaccine, which could very rarely mutate and actually cause a case of polio. However, the oral polio vaccine is no longer administered in the United States.
Vaccines are still necessary for diseases that are no longer prevalent
TRUE
Diseases that are uncommon now, such as polio or measles, can make a comeback if vaccination rates drop. Vaccination remains crucial to prevent these diseases from reemerging.
Since I already had COVID-19 and recovered, I do not need to be vaccinated.
FALSE
There is not enough information available to determine how long immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will last after recovering from the infection. However, there is some evidence that immunity may not last long. CDC currently recommends that you receive a COVID-19 vaccine when you are eligible regardless of whether you already had COVID-19 disease.
The ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
TRUE
Nearly all the ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines are also ingredients in many foods – fats, sugars, and salts.
Vaccines weaken the immune system.
FALSE
Vaccines are designed to stimulate the immune system to recognize and fight specific diseases. They do not weaken the immune system but rather strengthen it by training it to respond effectively to particular pathogens.
Vaccine-induced immunity is better than Natural immunity.
TRUE
While recovering from a disease might provide immunity, it also carries the risk of severe complications or death. Vaccines offer a safer way to develop immunity without the associated risks of contracting the actual disease.
There are microchips in the COVID-19 vaccine.
There are no microchips in the COVID-19 vaccines currently on the market or currently being investigated. The vaccines are not tracking people or gathering their information in any way, shape or form.
COVID-19 vaccines recommended for use in the United States do not shed or release their components.
TRUE
Vaccine shedding is the release or discharge of any of the vaccine components in or outside of the body and can only occur when a vaccine contains a live weakened version of the virus.