COVID-19 Vaccines and the Benefits of Getting Vaccinated

Getting vaccinated will help keep you
from getting COVID-19.

All the currently available vaccines
have been shown to be highly

effective at preventing the disease.

As an additional benefit,

based on what we know about vaccines
from other diseases

and early data from clinical trials

experts believe that getting vaccinated

may also help keep you from
getting seriously ill

even if you do get COVID-19,

and if that's not enough,

getting vaccinated yourself
may also protect people around you

particularly, people at increased risk
for severe illness

like the elderly, and immunocompromised.

Vaccination is a safer way to help build
protection.

Getting COVID-19 may offer
some natural protection

known as immunity.

But gaining immunity this way

can have serious life-threatening
complications.

There's also no way to know
how COVID-19 will affect you

and if you get sick

you could end up spreading the disease
to your friends,

family, and others around you.

So, vaccination is an alternative
way to gain immunity

by creating an antibody response

without having to experience sickness.
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Vaccination will be an important
tool to help stop the pandemic.

Wearing masks, and social distancing

help reduce your chance of
being exposed to the virus

or spreading it to others.

But these measures are not enough

stopping a pandemic requires using all
the tools we have available.

To learn more visit:
cdc.gov/coronavirus

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