COVID-19 Vaccines VACCINE MYTH VACCINE FACT It was rushed and isn't safe It will change your DNA It can give you COVID-19 It contains egg proteins It causes severe side effects It makes women infertile It's better to catch COVID-19 to gain immunity. Ove. ) H”~O Researchers took no safety shortcuts. Large studies show the vaccine is safe It's impossible for mRNA vaccines to. change your DNA. mRNA never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where DNA is kept. The vaccine doesn't contain a live virus strain It doesn't contain egg proteins and can be given to people with egg allergies For most, the vaccine causes mild side effects that resolve in a few days There is no evidence that the vaccine causes infertility Vaccines allow you to build immunity without suffering the damaging effects of the disease itself.