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Overview

Only safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 will be administered. The best healthcare professionals and researchers in Canada are working towards creating and distributing an evidence-based working vaccine.

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There is a limited supply of Vaccines. High-risk groups, healthcare professionals, etc. will be prioritized. Please visit your provincial government's website to review which phase of the vaccine plan you may be vaccinated.

 

Vaccines will be administered for free and to every Canadian (Canada-wide)

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It will take significant time to reach mass immunity against COVID-19. You may be required to have a second dose administered (after 21 days or so) to ensure maximum resistance against the virus. Until the whole population is vaccinated with both doses, social distancing measures will be kept in place.

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Vaccinating against COVID-19 is a personal choice.

Possible Side Effects

  • Pain

  • Swelling

  • Fever

  • Chills

  • Tiredness

  • Headache

Dealing with Discomfort

  • Apply a clean, wet, cold cloth to the area of the vaccination

  • Try to move and exercise your arm

  • Drink a lot of fluids

  • Dress lightly

Seek Medical Aid

  • If inflammation or redness increases of vaccination area increase after 24 hours

  • Worrying about side effects that have lasted an abnormal length of time 

Types of COVID-19 Vaccines

Currently, there are numerous vaccines being developed worldwide in efforts to fight against the novel COVID-19 virus. Each vaccine's goal is to aid the body's in identifying the infecting pathogen and fighting it. Each vaccine must undergo thorough testing and must be approved in order to be circulated. 

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Inactivated or weakened virus vaccines: Injecting an inactive or weakened form of the virus into the body. The body will generate an immune response to fight the virus which will avoid contracting COVID-19 in the future.

Protein-Based Vaccines: Injecting similarly structured protein fragments into the body resembling COVID-19. The body will generate an immune response to fight the virus which will avoid contracting COVID-19 in the future.

Viral vector vaccines: Injecting the body with a virus that cannot cause disease to elicit coronavirus protein formation. These proteins will aid in the avoidance of contraction of COVID-19

RNA and DNA vaccines: Genetically engineered RNA or DNA strands into the body where the strands synthesize their own coronavirus proteins safely. These proteins will generate the immune system response against COVID-19

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Vaccine

References:

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine | CDC. 23 Feb. 2021, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
Government of Canada. What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for Canada ...." 3 Nov. 2020,https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/awareness-resources/know-vaccine.html. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.

World Health Organization. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Vaccines. https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-vaccines. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.

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