COVID VACCINE

COVID Vaccine Safety

To put it simply, COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated in tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials prior to their release and they continue to be studied and evaluated.

Safety in Numbers
According to Our World in Data website, as of April 6, 2022, 64.7% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. 11.35 billion doses have been administered globally, and 14.5 million are now administered each day.

In the United States of America, 563 million doses have been given, we have 218 million people fully vaccinated, which equals a little over 66 percent of the US population is vaccinated. Michigan 15.5 million doses have been administered, with just about 6 million Michiganders fully vaccinated.

If you are hesitant to get a vaccine, talk with your medical provider about the pros and cons of getting vaccinated and/or boosted. Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines, and these vaccines will undergo the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history. This monitoring includes using both established and new safety monitoring systems to make sure that COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

Long-term side effects are unlikely
Serious side effects that would cause a long-term health problem are extremely unlikely following COVID-19 vaccination. Long-term side effects following any vaccination are extremely rare. Vaccine monitoring has historically shown that if side effects are going to happen, they generally happen within six weeks of receiving a vaccine dose. For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration required each of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to be studied for at least two months (eight weeks) after the final dose.  Millions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines, and no long-term side effects have been detected. CDC continues to closely monitor COVID-19 vaccines. If scientists find a connection between a safety issue and a vaccine, FDA and the vaccine manufacturer will work toward an appropriate solution to address the specific safety concern (for example, a problem with a specific lot, a manufacturing issue, or the vaccine itself).

Vaccine Safety Resources