The Benefits of Taking the Covid-19 Vaccine- @jhayss

The Covid-19 pandemic plagued the world at a time when we were unprepared. Protocols such as social distancing, wearing of nose masks and hand washing have become the order in today’s world. Scientists all over the world have been working around the clock for a cure for this novel disease, however, they have not been successful in their quest.

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Vaccines have however been made to help take away this pandemic and make way for us to return to our normal lives before. Since then, there have been many misgivings about taking vaccines. Many articles have been written to downplay its importance or even efficacy in fighting this pandemic. Vaccines from different pharmaceutical companies have been used in many countries such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, China, Russia and recently Ghana. Despite all the misgivings about the vaccine, its benefits cannot be overlooked. In the following paragraphs are some of the many benefits of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

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First, getting the Covid-19 vaccine will help protect you from getting the disease. A vaccine when given introduces a less harmful form of the germ you are being protected against into the body. This helps the body generate immunity against that germ. Studies show that the Covid-19 vaccines significantly reduce the possibility of contracting the virus. Also based on data on other vaccines for preventing other diseases, the Covid-19 virus will protect you from getting seriously ill even if you contract the virus as the body already knows which type of mechanisms to employ against the virus. Getting vaccinated will also protect those around you especially those who are predisposed to contracting the virus or are at a higher risk of falling seriously ill if they contract the virus.

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Another benefit of getting the vaccine is that it is a safer way of getting protected against the disease. As earlier stated, the vaccine contains a less harmful form of the virus, and when it is introduced into the body; the body recognizes and develops immunity against it. This is essential because when you are infected with the active form of the virus the body already knows which defense mechanisms to employ. This can also be realized after one has recovered from the disease. So why use a vaccine instead? The vaccine is safer because a less harmful form of the virus is introduced. This means the person is not at risk of becoming severely ill before realizing immunity against the virus.

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Another benefit of the vaccine is that it will prevent the Covid-19 virus from mutating. Recently after countries in the world started easing a few restrictions, a second wave of the virus hit. Due to the widespread infection of the virus, it started to mutate and develop some immunity against the body’s mechanisms. This made the spread more massive and its effects direr causing a rise in the number of casualties and infections. However, getting the vaccine will protect you and those around you from contracting the virus. Thus, reducing the community spread and preventing the virus from being able to mutate and develop resistance against the body’s own mechanism and even drugs given after infection.

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Lastly, getting the Covid-19 vaccine will help in preventing the pandemic. We need all the tools to help eradicate the pandemic and return to our normal lives. Wearing nose masks, observing social distancing, hand washing, restrictions on social gatherings, and all other protocols have helped greatly to ensure that the pandemic did not explode. No matter how good these protocols were, they did not help provide immunity against the virus. The vaccine will, however, help to provide immunity against the virus. Coupled with the strict observation of these protocols will help stop this pandemic.

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The pandemic of Covid-19 hit us without prior notice and there was no end in sight. However, with the introduction of the Covid-19 vaccine coupled with the strict observations to the already laid down protocols, a near end is in sight. The success also depends on our collective effort to understand the benefits, side effects, and efficacy of the vaccines to effectively debunk the myths surrounding them. Then we can effectively return to our normal lives that we so miss and recoup all the productivity that has been lost.