Covid vaccines Myths Debunked
So much misinformation,so little time
Myth 1: The vaccine causes infertility-
●This is not true.Someone claimed that because the covid virus has a very short amino acid sequence (building blocks of proteins) that closely resembles that of a person

found in the placenta,that somehow the immune system will attack both.
●Sounds like a reasonable argument first but this sequence is so incredibly short that there is no plausibly way that this could ever happen biologically.

●If this myth were true wouldn't you see more early covid related early pregnancy loss? So far this is not the case.
● Catching covid on the other hand is high risk event for a pregnant mom and can hurt mom and baby in many other ways.

So getting the vaccine before you get pregnant to prevent covid would actually be beneficial for you and your baby (ofc please talk to your OB).
Myth 2: People have died from covid vaccine 
●Nothing can be further from the truth.

●No one died from covid vaccine or any other approved vaccine.
●4 people died in Placebo group and 2 people died in the vaccine group from this chronic conditions like heart disease and stroke.Not related to vaccines.
● Unfortunately people pass away from other causes and

vaccine trial cannot stop that from happening.
Myth 3:- mRNA alters your RNa-
●This is absolutely no way this can happen period.
●Remember bio class? DNA lives in the nucleus of your cells,which has a double layer of protection.

●mRNA cannot enter your nucleus - it stays in the cytoplasm,which surrounds the nucleus.
●Don't listen to anyone who try to convince you there are other ways this can happen through" other mechanism" They may through a lot of long names at you.They need to take cell bio again

Myth 4:- If I had covid already or If I'm healthy,I don't need the vaccine.
●Not true!!Those who've had a prior covid infection need the vaccine too.
●This is because natural infection gives variable immunity,and in fact there have been cases of reinfection among those

who already got sick with covid in the past.
●It is been shown that the vaccine induces a better immune response than a natural infection.
●A prior history of covid is not a contraindication for getting the vaccine,especially if you are a high risk individual.

Myth 5:- The covid vaccine causes Covid and Autism

●The covid vaccine cannot cause covid .There is no biological way this can happen ever.For the mRNA vaccine,its not even the whole virus,its only the spike protein which doesn't cause disease,so there is no way it can cause

Autism and its been a rumor ever since. Don't listen to anyone who says vaccines cause Autism.They just want to scare you.
Myth 6: The covid vaccine causes "Antibody Dependent Enhancement" and Autoimmune disease-
●Big Nope!Antibody Dependent Enhancement is a very uncommon

phenomenon where antibodies actually make the disease worse(i.e in Dengue),however this doesn't happen for covid.
●If this happened to covid we would have known by now as we have given convalescent plasma (covid antibodies) to sick patients all the time.

●As for Autoimmune Diseases:Modern and current vaccines are not associated with Autoimmune diseases in epidemiological studies.
●In fact covid and other viruses has been shown to cause Autoimmune disease (such as Type 1 Diabetes) and make them worse,so get the vaccine would

actually protect you from Autoimmune disease.
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