SAFE AND EFFECTIVE? LET’S BE OBJECTIVE.

These days, there is a lot of misinformation circulating about vaccines. In part 1 of our COVID-19 vaccines miniseries, we learned about your body’s immune response to vaccines, how each type of COVID-19 vaccine works, and what it means to be approved by the FDA. Here, in part 2, we’ll break down the numbers - what does it mean to be 95% effective? Is one vaccine better than the others? Are COVID-19 vaccines actually safe? What is my risk of side effects?