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Get the facts of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. This infographic explains how the mRNA vaccines prevent severe disease from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. These vaccines have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe and effective and continue to undergo continuous and intense safety monitoring. This infographic dispels some of the common myths associated with the vaccine.
Document Type
Image
Publication Date
2021-08-19
Keywords
coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, mRNA vaccines, messenger RNA, safety, myths, infographic
DOI
10.13028/yhtq-zs31
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Copyright © 2021 Messmer-Blust. This is an open access document distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Disciplines
Immunology and Infectious Disease | Infectious Disease | Molecular Biology | Public Health Education and Promotion | Virology | Virus Diseases
Recommended Citation
Messmer-Blust A. (2021). COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: how they work and why they are safe. RTI Children's Resources. https://doi.org/10.13028/yhtq-zs31. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/rti_kids/3
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A high-resolution version of this image (.png) is available for download.
View infographic on RNA Therapeutics Institute website