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7 Reasons Why You Should Get The COVID Vaccine

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Here are seven reasons why you should get vaccinated:

Please note that while the below has been sourced from medical journals (with provided links), you should always be sure to consult with your physician on medical decisions.

1. Vaccines save 2 million people every year.

Since the world’s first vaccination against smallpox back in 1796, the World Health Organization estimates that vaccines prevent up to 2 million deaths every year. You know which organization is filled with scientists, statisticians, and doctors? The WHO. You know who isn’t? Your paranoid aunt. Source.

2. It has and continues to undergo testing.

Despite the spread of misinformation, the COVID-19 vaccines underwent the same rigorous testing that all vaccines do, just on an accelerated timeline (with approvals for trials moving quicker). The vaccines were still tested on a large sample, undergoing the same control groups as other medical research. Source.

3. It was developed quickly for a reason.

Many people are skeptical of the speed at which the COVID-19 vaccine was developed, but it is important to understand that this was primarily due to an excess of funding and research. Virtually every scientist and researcher has been solely focused on COVID-19 for over a year now, this has never happened. Source.

4. You’ll contribute to limiting COVID-19’s drug resistance.

Vaccinations allow us to reduce our use of antivirals to treat outbreaks, which prevents the occurrence of drug-resistant strains of COVID-19. Source.

5. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines have been shown to be around 95% effective.

And even when they were not effective in preventing the virus, they eliminated the occurrence of death. Source.

6. Despite rampant misinformation, the vaccine DOES NOT interact with your DNA.

Nor does it manipulate your DNA. Source.

7. The greater the number of people who get vaccinated, the greater a success it will be..

If most people don’t get vaccinated and continue to get infected, the virus can continue to spread and mutate. Alternatively, vaccination against the virus helps stop infections. Source.

Will you be getting vaccinated? Be sure that your information comes from medically reliable sources.