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COVID-19 Vaccines and the Benefits of Getting Vaccinated

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    Getting vaccinated will help keep you
    from getting COVID-19.
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    All the currently available vaccines
    have been shown to be highly
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    effective at preventing the disease.
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    As an additional benefit,
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    based on what we know about vaccines
    from other diseases
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    and early data from clinical trials
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    experts believe that getting vaccinated
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    may also help keep you from
    getting seriously ill
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    even if you do get COVID-19,
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    and if that's not enough,
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    getting vaccinated yourself
    may also protect people around you
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    particularly people at increased risk
    for severe illness
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    like the elderly, and immunocompromised.
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    Vaccination is a safer way to help build
    protection.
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    Getting COVID-19 may offer
    some natural protection
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    known as immunity
Title:
COVID-19 Vaccines and the Benefits of Getting Vaccinated
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Amplifying Voices
Project:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Duration:
01:45

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