The local medical expert dispels myths about the COVID-19 vaccine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Since the beginning of the plan to launch the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, medical experts at a variety of hospitals say they are alarmed to see how quickly misinformation about the vaccine is spreading online.

I talked to a medical expert ready to reject the first five myths he sees circulating on social networks and why he says that fighting them with accurate information is a priority.

“It has very serious consequences downstream. We’ve seen this in the past with measles outbreaks, so fighting that is now even more important for COVID-19, ”said Rachel Guran, director of epidemiology and infection prevention at Memorial Healthcare System.

Guran, the legendary COVID-19 vaccine, said that the disinformation of the vaccine travels as fast as COVID-19.

Myth 1: The COVID-19 vaccine will affect fertility

“This is a very serious one, especially for people in my age group, women and men aged 30 and 40, who want to have more children or who have not yet had children. It is important to let them know that this myth is not based on any kind of science. There is nothing to suggest that what COVID-19 is made of would have any effect on one’s fertility, as well as that of pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. It is not a contraindication to a condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold certain medical treatment because of the harm it would cause to the patient – and to receive the vaccine. There is pseudoscience about how the mRNA vaccine would work and it is similar to the types of cells in the uterus, but there is nothing to suggest that our body is not smart enough to know the difference between the antibody response and our uterine cells. . “

Myth 2: It was developed too fast

There is nothing to suggest that the Food and Drug Administration took any shortcuts, as did the Centers for Disease Control and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. They are made up of scientists and independent doctors and there is no one who is bought and paid and they are the ones who read the data and make the recommendations. “

Myth 3: I have allergies, so I can’t get the vaccine

“We have seen reports of people with severe allergic reactions having (reactions) after the COVID-19 vaccine, but so far the only contraindications, people who should not receive the vaccine, are people who have a severe allergic reaction to ingredients found in vaccine. This is a very easy to get list of these ingredients, otherwise if you have a history of drug allergies or anything else, you can get the vaccine, there is only one precaution – you will have to wait 30 minutes after the vaccine. (so the medical staff) can make sure you are well. “

What are the ingredients of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine?

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine includes the following ingredients: mRNA, lipids ((4-hydroxybutyl) azanediyl) bis (hexane-6,1-diyl) bis (2-hexyldecanoate), 2[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N, N-dithetradecylacetamide, 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and cholesterol), potassium chloride, monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate and sucrose. “

(See Pfizer fact sheet given to people before receiving the vaccine)

What are the ingredients of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine?

“Modern COVID-19 vaccine contains the following ingredients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids (SM-102, polyethylene glycol) [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate and sucrose. “

(See Modern factsheet given to people before receiving the vaccine)

Myth 4: The COVID-19 vaccine will give me COVID

“The COVID-19 vaccine is not a live virus, so it cannot give you COVID.”

Myth 5: Now that there is a vaccine, I don’t have to wear a mask

“Until we widely adopt the vaccine so that it is accessible and we find out how the vaccine really protects us, we need to hide and physically distance ourselves. We need to continue all this to make sure our pandemic ends. We want to get back to normal. The vaccine is how we can get back to normal. “

What is the last place to eat to break these myths?

“Look at reliable sources – such as the CDC and the FDA – your doctors and pharmacists and the people who really provide that good, reliable and accurate information.”

And if you have a question, talk to your doctor, not your Facebook friend.

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