Open AccessCOVID-19 Vaccination: Are the Vaccines as Safe as Clinical Trials Suggest?
Author(s) -
Precious Nwaka
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of undergraduate health research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2816-2420
DOI - 10.15353/juhr.v1i1.january.4646
Subject(s) - misinformation , vaccination , covid-19 , pandemic , safer , medicine , clinical trial , family medicine , public relations , virology , political science , outbreak , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer security , disease , pathology , law
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have developed COVID-19 vaccines, conducted successful clinical trials, and administered the vaccines to the public. However, as many opinions circulate throughout communities on whether getting vaccinated is safe, individuals must decide if getting vaccinated is truly better and safer than not getting vaccinated. The author provides statistics and current data on vaccination to prove that getting vaccinated is the best option amongst the two.In this article, the author lists common arguments against vaccination, acknowledges the validity and misinformation contained in these statements, and provides counterarguments for why vaccination remains the safest option to fight against COVID-19.Overall, the purpose of this article is to challenge common ideas fostering vaccine hesitancy by providing an opposing point of view supported with credible information.