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  1. May 11, 2021 · The CDC notes that none of the vaccines use the live virus that causes COVID-19. The Pfizer mRNA vaccine, for example, contains instructions for making a harmless piece of just one of the ...

  2. Yes. Catching the virus that causes COVID-19 or getting a COVID-19 vaccination gives you protection, also called immunity, from the virus. But over time, that protection seems to fade. The COVID-19 vaccine can boost your body's protection. Also, the virus that causes COVID-19 can change, also called mutate.

  3. Aug 30, 2024 · Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safer and more dependable way to build immunity to COVID-19 than getting sick with COVID-19. FACT COVID-19 vaccination causes a more predictable immune response than an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. COVID-19 can cause severe illness or death. You can also continue to have long-term health issues ...

  4. Sep 16, 2021 · Myth: COVID-19 vaccines will give you COVID-19 or can shed the virus. FACT: The COVID-19 vaccines developed and being developed in the US do not use the live virus and cannot cause COVID-19. The goal of any vaccine is to teach our immune system how to recognize and fight a virus. However, symptoms such as fever can occur after you receive a ...

  5. 1 day ago · The Fall respiratory virus season is here, and people may have questions about the safety and effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 vaccines. Inaccurate information about these vaccines ...

  6. Mar 10, 2022 · MYTH: The COVID-19 vaccine can affect women’s fertility. FACT: The COVID-19 vaccine will not affect fertility. The truth is that the COVID-19 vaccine encourages the body to create copies of the spike protein found on the coronavirus’s surface. This “teaches” the body’s immune system to fight the virus that has that specific spike ...

  7. Jan 12, 2021 · A live-attenuated vaccine uses a living but weakened version of the virus or one that’s very similar. The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the chickenpox and shingles vaccine are examples of this type of vaccine. This approach uses similar technology to the inactivated vaccine and can be manufactured at scale.

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