COVID-19 Vaccine

14 months, after schools closed, and quarantine began, we are beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel. As businesses return to full strength and more and more people begin to leave their houses, we have the COVID-19 vaccines to thank for this. Since being approved in January, and beyond, the vaccines have provided the opportunity and prospect of progress for the country and the world. Recently, the US has seen a drastic drop in COVID-19 cases, and it appears that due to the hard work of frontline workers, researchers, manufacturers, transport personnel and all the invaluable members of the supple chain, we are beginning to have hope again.

Now, the prospect of a vaccine so soon has been frightening to some people, so on this page, we will describe each of the 3 vaccines currently approved in the United States and the data on them so far. We know there are also complicated science terms in all of this, so we will explain those as well.

mRNA Vaccine

The mRNA vaccine is relatively new in the world of vaccine technology, with research beginning in 1990. The way the vaccine workers, is that instead of injecting you with a deactivated version of the virus to trigger some form of immune response, mRNA is injected which promotes your body to make proteins which then trigger the immune response. It achieves the same goal but through a different means.

Inactivated Adenovirus Vaccine

This vaccine is what the name sounds like, a version of the COVID-19 virus has been deactivated in a laboratory setting, and when injected into the body, triggers an immune response and promotes the production of antibodies.

It is recommended by the CDC that you do not get vaccinated if:

• You are allergic to any components of the vaccine (Link)

• If you had an allergic reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine

Side effects will vary based on vaccine and dose but common side effects include but are not limited to:

• Soreness at injection site

• General Weakness

• Nausea

• Headache

• Vomiting

• Fever

• Chills

• Join pain

• Tiredness