COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: What You Need to Know (Updated)

COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: What You Need to Know (Updated)
In this updated video, Denver Health Chief Medical Officer Connie Price, MD and Denver Health Critical and Pulmonary Care Physician Anuj Mehta, MD address the evidence showing why the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are safe and effective, including how the vaccines work, potential side effects and answers to commonly asked questions.

Other topics addressed include: the speed at which the vaccines were developed, why you should get a COVID vaccine, what people with allergies or other medical conditions should consider before getting vaccinated, why the vaccines are effective in communities of color and what the vaccine's arrival means for masking (face covering) and social distancing.

0:19-0:40 Safety of COVID-19 vaccines and clinic trials
0:48-0:55 Cost of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines
0:56-1:37 How the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine works, including explanation of vaccine's effect on mRNA, not DNA
1:38-1:59 Effectiveness of Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines
2:00-2:44 Why the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines were developed so quickly and how we know the vaccines are safe
2:45-3:33 Best reasons for communities of color (Black, Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, Indigenous) to get a COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine
3:34-4:08 What are the side effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccines?
4:09-4:35 Should I get a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine if I have allergies?
4:36-4:47 Who should not get a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine?
4:48-4:59 When should you schedule getting a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination?
5:00-5:11 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine information for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and immunocompromised
5:12-5:46 Does a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mean we can go back to normal? What is herd immunity?

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