Vigo County Health Department Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits List
The Vigo County Health Department has released information about COVID-19 vaccines and benefits of receiving the vaccine.
Learn more below. You can also click here for a downloadable document.
Additional information and statistical comparisons can be found here.
COVID-19 BENEFITS AND FACTS
COVID-19 VACCINE BENEFITS
· No masks · No social distancing · Protect yourself · Protect family and friends · Avoid possible medical costs · No quarantine, unless you are sick · Very unlikely you will get COVID · If you do get COVID, most likely no or mild symptoms · If you do get symptoms, extremely unlikely you will wind up in the hospital or dead
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COVID-19 VACCINE FACTS
· Free, with or without insurance · Safe and effective for ages 12 and up · Gives you immunity two weeks after final dose · Still recommended if you have already had and recovered from COVID · Recommended for people with underlying health conditions unless they are allergic to it · Can cause side effects that last for a couple of days
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COVID-19 VACCINE MYTHBUSTERS
· Cannot make you sick with COVID · Does not cause you to test positive on a COVID test · Does not cause any problems with pregnancy or fertility · Does not change or interact with your DNA · Does not cause you to be magnetic · Does not contain live virus so vaccine components cannot be shed in or outside the body · Will not affect anyone’s menstrual cycle |