Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
Updated August 8th, 2021
How do I know which COVID-19 vaccine information sources are accurate?
Accurate vaccine information is critical to countering common myths and rumors.
Your health is up to you. It can be difficult to know which sources of information you can trust. Before considering any vaccine information please carefully consider the source. Do not rely on anonymous information from unrecognized sources. If the source does not have the confidence to publish the information using their own name, you should not have any confidence or place any trust in their information, carefully check that the information comes from a credible, recognized source and is updated on a regular basis.
Important
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Can receiving a COVID-19 vaccine cause you to be magnetic?
No. Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine will not make you magnetic, including at the site of vaccination which is usually your arm. COVID-19 vaccines do not contain ingredients that can produce an electromagnetic field at the site of your injection. All COVID-19 vaccines are free from metals.
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Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the Cayman Islands shed or release any of their components?
No. Vaccine shedding is the term used to describe the release or discharge of any of the vaccine components in or outside of the body. Vaccine shedding can only occur when a vaccine contains a weakened version of the virus. None of the vaccines authorized for use in the Cayman Islands contain a live virus. mRNA and viral vector vaccines are the two types of currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines available.
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Is it safe for me to get a COVID-19 vaccine if I would like to have a baby one day?
Yes. If you are trying to become pregnant now or want to get pregnant in the future, you may get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available to you.
There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination causes any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence that female or male fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines.
Will a COVID-19 vaccine alter my DNA?
No. COVID-19 vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. Both mRNA and viral vector COVID-19 vaccines deliver instructions (genetic material) to our cells to start building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. However, the material never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept.
Did you know..?
Vaccines work by preparing a person's immune system (the body’s natural defenses) to recognize and defend itself against a specific disease.
COVID-19 vaccines work by generating immune responses to all or part of a protein (spike protein, or protein S) that is unique to the virus that causes COVID-19.
If the person is infected by the virus later on, the immune system recognizes the virus and, because it is already prepared to attack the virus, protects the person from getting sick with COVID-19.
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Will getting a COVID-19 vaccine cause me to test positive for COVID-19 on a viral test?
No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection.
If your body develops an immune response to vaccination, which is the goal, you may test positive on some antibody tests. Antibody tests indicate you had a previous infection and that you may have some level of protection against the virus.
Do the vaccines contain a microchip?
No. There is no vaccine - for COVID-19 or otherwise - with a microchip or other surveillance feature.
Microchips will not be injected with the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Bill Gates: "There’s no connection between any of these vaccines and any tracking type thing at all. I don’t know where that came from".
Did you know..?
The needle that is used to give a COVID-19 vaccine is much smaller than even the smallest microchip.