Hey Yer, it’s been a while since you last came to my village. A lot has changed here.
Hey Cha! Yes, a lot has changed. Why is everyone wearing masks? Well, there’s a new virus out there called Coronavirus, and it can spread many ways so we wear masks to prevent transmission
So how does coronavirus spread?
It is an airborne virus that spreads from person to person through droplets that project when you open your mouth to breath, cough, sneeze or speak!
Some people can spread the virus before or without showing symptoms.
Are there any other ways of preventing yourself from getting coronavirus?
Yes, definitely! Getting vaccinated helps protect you and those around you, and slows down the rate of new variants. The new variants we’ve seen, like Delta and Omicron, are even more contagious than the first strain!
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If you’ve already have COVID-19, you still need to get vaccinated.
Some people might feel side effects, but being fully vaccinated and boosted will prepare your body to fight off COVID-19
So Make Sure To:
The claim that the vaccine causes miscarriage or infertility is a myth circulated online by non-scienti c sources. There is no evidence that any vaccine a ects fertility, including COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine is safe and e ective.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for people who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to get pregnant. When the vaccine enters your body, it works with your immune system to create antibodies to ght the coronavirus. This process does not interfere with your reproductive organs.
The Bao family is expecting a new baby!
Mama Bao is on her way to get her Covid-19 Vaccine.
Illustration by Jiemei Lin
Vaccines work by helping to make your body’s natural defense against disease -your immune system -- even stronger. When you get the vaccine, it prompts your body to make antibodies and other infection- ghting cells to ght the virus. The antibodies stay in your blood and protect you in case you are infected with the virus. The COVID-19 vaccines do not change or alter your DNA.
Getting the immune system in shape -the vaccine trains the body’s immune system to identify the characteristics of the virus. COVID-19 vaccines will not change your DNA. The vaccine does not enter the part of the cell where our DNA is kept. mRNA vaccines give cells in your body instructions on how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. Injecting mRNA has no e ect on your DNA, and your cells break down and get rid of the mRNA as soon as they have nished using the instructions.
The COVID-19 vaccines cannot give us COVID-19. Rather, the COVID-19 vaccines will protect us from getting sick by helping our body build the immunity we need to ght the virus if we become exposed. The vaccine gives your body a plan to recognize the virus to prepare to make antibodies or ghter cells which act as protection when the virus tries to invade. This means your body gets immunity against COVID-19 without getting sick rst.
Community immunity -- when enough bodies know how to ght o the virus, it will slow the spread.
Completing the vaccine series reduces your chances of hospitalization and lowers your risk of dying from COVID-19.
