{"id":189,"date":"2021-05-21T00:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T00:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chjl.org\/covid19\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2021-06-07T21:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:17:08","slug":"vaccine-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chjl.org\/covid19\/vaccine-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccine 101\u200b\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"189\" class=\"elementor elementor-189\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-885ee6a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"885ee6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7523ad6\" data-id=\"7523ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5012835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5012835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vaccine 101\u200b\u200b<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e256b18 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e256b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e854cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e854cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"673\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chjl.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid_vaccine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chjl.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid_vaccine.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.chjl.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid_vaccine-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113b79d\" data-id=\"113b79d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5fdc5 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8f5fdc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=zBkVCpbNnkU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b91f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b91f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kurzgesagt \u2013 In a Nutshell &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/sources-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOURCES &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f638833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f638833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a vaccine?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c349f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c349f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">A vaccine is a type of medicine that trains the immune system to fight a disease [either virus or bacteria] that has not come in contact with before. Vaccines play an important role in keeping the body healthy and protects us from serious illness or even deadly diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610c091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610c091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does the COVID-19 vaccine work? \/ What is mRNA?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1eb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa1eb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">All vaccines contain only one or more key features of a virus. For the COVID-19 vaccine, this feature is called the \u201cspike protein.\u201d This works using a technique known as messenger RNA or mRNA. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines give your cells instructions to create a harmless replica of this protein. Your immune system recognizes that cells with this protein do not belong in the body. This stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed1d87 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bed1d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"mRNA vaccines don't contain any genetic material of COVID-19. They're like a Snapchat message containing a most wanted poster of the virus that gets sent to your body, gives it instructions for how to kill the virus, and then\u2014poof!\u2014disappears\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d54969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d54969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>What are the symptoms?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab5fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab5fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 symptoms vary based on the person and the type of vaccine received. Common side effects include pain and swelling on the arm where you got the shot. You may also experience fever, chills, tiredness, and headache throughout the rest of your body. Most symptoms occur within the first three days of vaccination and resolve one to three days later.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467df81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"467df81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>When do the vaccines take effect?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002c792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002c792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two doses are needed for each of the COVID-19 vaccines [approved in the United States]: Moderna and Pfizer and protection begins about a week after the second dose. One dose is needed for J&amp;J\/Janssen and people had the most protection two weeks after getting vaccinated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef06dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef06dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Can a vaccine be trusted since it came to the market so fast?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a224d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a224d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! Each of the COVID-19 vaccines are held to the same safety and standards of all other types of vaccines in the United States. Only vaccines that meet these standards (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/139638\/download\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/139638\/download<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and made available for use. The clinical trials also ensured racial and ethnic diversity. The vaccines were developed rapidly because:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The federal government selected the most promising vaccine candidates<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people volunteered for clinical test trials<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pfizer and Moderna received government support<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturing started simultaneously with vaccine efficacy and safety demonstrations<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness showed quickly because of high prevalence of the disease in all communities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population (17+)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pfizer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hispanic\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asian\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/issue-brief\/racial-diversity-within-covid-19-vaccine-clinical-trials-key-questions-and-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racial Diversity Within Covid-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials &#8211; LINK ><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zBkVCpbNnkU Kurzgesagt \u2013 In a Nutshell &#8211; SOURCES &gt; What is a vaccine? A vaccine is a type of medicine that trains the immune system to fight a disease [either virus or bacteria] that has not come in contact with before. 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