POST COVID-19 VACCINATION PRECAUTIONS

MAINTAINING COVID PRECAUTIONS

AFTER VACCINATION

COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ARE UNDERWAY, HOWEVER A REMINDER THAT EVEN AFTER

VACCINATION THE SAME PRECAUTIONS WITHIN OUR OFFICES AND SITES MUST BE
MAINTAINED.
EVEN AFTER BOTH INJECTIONS IT IS POSSIBLE TO STILL CATCH COVID-19;

HOW?

• VACCINES CONTAIN WEAKENED OR INACTIVE PARTS OF AN ANTIGEN, THAT

TRIGGERS AN IMMUNE RESPONSE WITHIN THE BODY;
• WHEN WE ARE EXPOSED TO AN ANTIGEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT TAKES TIME FOR
OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM TO RESPOND AND PRODUCE ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO THE
ANTIGEN;
• IF WE ARE EXPOSED A SECOND TIME, OUR ANTIBODY RESPONSE IS MUCH FASTER
AND EFFECTIVE;
• THIS MEANS IF WE ARE EXPOSED AGAIN, OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONDS
IMMEDIATELY, PROTECTING US;
• HOWEVER, IT TYPICALLY TAKES A FEW WEEKS TO BUILD EFFECTIVE IMMUNITY;
• DOUBLE DOSE VACCINES MAY NOT PROTECT YOU FULLY UNTIL A WEEK OR TWO
AFTER YOUR SECOND SHOT;
• THAT MEANS IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO BE INFECTED JUST BEFORE OR
AFTER VACCINATION AND STILL GET SICK, AS OUR IMMUNITY HAS NOT BUILT UP
ENOUGH, AND SPREAD THE DISEASE;

SO, AFTER YOUR VACCINATIONS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STILL MAINTAIN

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES – FACE MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
FREQUENT HAND WASHING.