COVID-19 vaccines: Debunking the myths

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Organization: Correctional Service Canada
Date published: 2020-04-21
Vaccine myths
- The vaccines were rushed and they aren’t safe
- The vaccines can give you COVID-19
- The vaccines contain egg proteins
- The vaccines cause severe side effects
- The vaccines can make women infertile
Vaccine facts
- Vaccines approved by Health Canada are backed by data demonstrating their:
- safety
- efficacy, and
- quality
- The vaccines cannot give you COVID-19
- they do not contain a live virus strain
- The vaccines don’t contain egg proteins and can be given to people with egg allergies
- The vaccines are all safe
- most side effects are mild and will resolve within a few days on their own
- There is no evidence that the vaccines cause infertility
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