“SPECIALIST DEBUNKED COVID-19 VACCINE MYTHS”

In the recent Pulse Asia Survey on Filipino’s willingness to be vaccinated, 61% of Filipinos didn’t
want to be vaccinated, 25% are undecided and 16% said yes. Among the Filipinos didn’t want to be
vaccinated, 84% are not sure if it’s safe, 7% think it might not be effective and 6% believe that a
vaccine is not needed to combat covid-19.

In latest GMA News, it was being featured about some common prevalent covid-19 vaccination
myths. Myth No.1-Egregious side effects than covid-19. Frankly said, it is not true. To be honest, only
mild effects will be felt by the vaccinated. Doctors also said, it’s a good sign for vaccinees to have
chills and mild fever after the vaccination because it means that the immune system is very
responsive and reacts directly from the vaccine being taken. Dr. Lulu Bravo, the Chairperson of
National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee (NAEFIC) said that some vaccine uses
viral vector vaccine or simply called safe virus to fight against a virus in the body. She clarified also
that it doesn’t result to any illnesses or sickness. Another is Myth NO.2-A person who are vaccinated
will be barren. In the latest study of Center for Disease Control and Prevention of America stated
that there is no evidence in any vaccines, including Covid-19 vaccines cause Fertility Problems. Myth
NO.3-A vaccine will change the DNA. A type of vaccine like mRNa is one of the parts of DNA
Structure but there is no such incident that it will change your DNA. This is just a type of vaccine that
not contains harmful elements like Microchips. Myth NO.4-A person dies because of vaccine.
Scientist and vaccine experts already said that to date, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
(VAERS) has not detected patterns in cause of death that would indicate a safety problem with
Covid-19 vaccines. Also a review of available clinical information and any death certificates, autopsy,
and medical records revealed no evidence that vaccination contributed to patient deaths. In fact,
Covid-19 vaccine main goal is to reduce the risk of patient from dying. Next is Myth NO.5-A Covid
Patient don’t ever need the vaccine. Many of the Covid-19 Survivors have a bad immune system
after the wrath they encountered. With the decision of being vaccinated, it will help them to gain
recovery and boost their immune system. Dr. Lulu said that efficacy rate of vaccines can’t be
compared to each of everyone. Definitely there is different procedure in clinical trials of vaccines.
What is shown in efficacy rate were based in clinical trials that are conducted before the vaccines are
being approved and rolled-out. Factors considered in clinical trials include the country, no. of cases,
infection rate, covid-19 variants and the type of vaccine. All of it was being studied scientifically. So,
it was been verified that all of the approved Covid-19 vaccines are 100% effective against severe
symptoms, hospitalization and death from patients being infected by Covid-19.

Covid-19 vaccine also became the fastest developed and produced vaccine in the history. It takes
only 1 year in the making but it doesn’t mean that it was been rushed and lack of research. In the
present, we have enhanced vaccine technologies that fasten the investigation of the virus to make
vaccines. World Health Organization (WHO) said that every single vaccine received goes through a
safety evaluation to make sure it’s safe. Reminders before decision for vaccination is to get your
body ready. Having normal vital signs, free from any illness or sickness, and declaring allergies are
important to consider. Just stick in our mind that all vaccines are made under the diligently studying
and research and was been approved by Food and DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) and the World
Health Organization. Now that Covid-19 vaccines have reached billions of people worldwide, the
evidence is overwhelming that no matter which one you take, the vaccines offer life-saving
protection against a disease that has killed millions. The pandemic is far from over, and they our best
bet of staying safe and think scientifically not mythically.