Still uncertain? - Information campaign on vaccination in Baden-Württemberg

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13:16 Information about COVID-19 vaccines

53:12 Information about COVID-19 vaccination for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to have children

1:38:13 Information about COVID-19 vaccination for children

Everything important about vaccination

A lot of information on the corona pandemic and vaccination is published every day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everything. It’s quite understandable if you are unsettled by this is. After all, it’s about your own body and your own health. In order to make it easier for you to make a decision, we will show you the reasons for vaccination as well as how the risks can be classified.

Good reasons for vaccination

There are many good reasons to get vaccinated. We will show you important ones.

Protection from severe symptoms and long-term effects

Nowadays, anyone infected with the coronavirus has to rely predominantly on their immune system to fight the disease. That’s because there is no effective therapy available to date. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, over 90% of patients currently hospitalised with the disease are not vaccinated. In the vast majority of cases, the vaccination mitigates the severity of the illness.

Protect yourself, but also others

There are also those who cannot get vaccinated. There is no approved vaccine for babies and small children, and other people may not be vaccinated for medical reasons. These people depend on people in their environment being vaccinated.

Advantages when travelling

Vaccinations are not mandatory for holidaymakers. HOWEVER: Vaccinated individuals enjoy greater freedom than non-vaccinated people when travelling. Travellers without proof of vaccination must be prepared for more stringent travel measures than travellers who are fully vaccinated.

Don’t transmit the virus

Current scientific data show that people who are vaccinated are significantly less likely to become infected. However, if you become infected, the probability of you passing on the virus to others will be lower.

Protect the healthcare system from overload

The fewer people that fall ill with COVID-19 and require intensive care, the sooner hospitals, health authorities, and other healthcare institutions can resume normal operation. In the vast majority of cases, vaccination protects against serious illness and thus against lengthy treatment in hospital.

An infection with corona is more dangerous than the vaccination.

Many people continue to suffer from the effects of COVID-19 for weeks and months. With vaccines that have been approved, it is highly unlikely that the effects of a vaccination will prove to be worse than a coronavirus infection – even in young, healthy people.

Questions and answers about vaccination

And what about the risks?

There are many claims about the risks of corona vaccination. Most of them are not true. Here you will find the answers to questions you may have already asked yourself.

No, that is not true. What is true: The process in developing the vaccine was indeed faster than normal. However, quality, safety, and efficacy are still guaranteed. During the development of the Corona vaccine, there was a high level of government funding. Because of the worldwide and rapid spread of the coronavirus, it was possible to collect a lot of data very quickly unlike with other vaccine approval processes. In Germany or the EU, a vaccine is approved only if it has been tested on a sufficient number of individuals and the desired effect clearly outweighs any potential side effects. The quick approval is thus no reason for scepticism. More info on the safety of vaccines: https://www.quarks.de/gesundheit/medizin/so-lange-braucht-die-entwicklung-eines-coronavirus-impfstoffs/

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-informationen-impfung/mythen-impfstoff-1831898

No, that is also not true. The risk of side effects is in the range of 0.0001%. Severe vaccine damage also usually occurs rather quickly. As a rule, long-term side effects show up after eight weeks at the latest (and very rarely after a few months). In order to detect and monitor possible consequences of vaccination at an early stage, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been conducting Europe-wide observational studies since summer 2020. In contrast, the risks of infection are clear. 19% of COVID-19 cases are severe to critical. However, long-term consequences are possible with mild courses as well. Without vaccination, you run the risk of becoming seriously ill or suffering consequential damage such as long COVID. Vaccination significantly reduces these risks and is also effective against the different variants of the virus. In this respect, in the vast majority of cases, a risk–benefit comparison will be in favour of vaccination.

Source: https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/informieren/sich-und-andere-schuetzen/symptome-erkennen-und-richtig-handeln/

Re-infections in which different virus variants were detectable are rarely reported. Nevertheless, vaccination is a much lower-risk form of immunisation than infection. This means that an infection is not an argument against vaccination. It is clear that 19% of corona-related diseases are severe to critical. However, long-term consequences are possible with mild courses as well. Without vaccination, you run the risk of becoming seriously ill or suffering consequential damage. Vaccination significantly reduces these risks and is also effective against the different variants of the virus known so far.

Especially those who are planning to have children are unsettled by these rumours. But there is no reason to worry. The approved vaccines were, of course, also tested on young women. There have been no signs of increased infertility. So you don’t have to wait after the vaccination to have children. You should not expect complications in pregnancy as a result of the vaccination. This is confirmed by 11 German gynaecological societies. The Permanent Vaccination Commission (STIKO) also states that pregnant women with pre-existing conditions or an increased risk of infection can be offered vaccination from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy.

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-informationen-impfung/mythen-impfstoff-1831898

This is not true. The vaccines available are also effective against the different variants of the coronavirus, especially with respect to the prevention of severe courses that require hospital treatment. However, study results show that there is comprehensive protection only after the second vaccination (or, in the case of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after the first dose). It is therefore important to be fully vaccinated and not to forget your second vaccination appointment. However, if the effectiveness of the vaccines were to drop sharply because of further mutations of the viruses, the vaccine manufacturers could adapt the available vaccines accordingly. The mRNA vaccines are particularly suitable for this purpose. By the way: This is also the case with other vaccines. For example, the influenza vaccine is also repeatedly adapted to the current virus variants for the annual flu season. Here, too, there is no reason to worry and one more reason to get vaccinated.

Source: https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/impfen/basiswissen-zum-impfen/impfmythen/#id-27374694-e853-5d45-bd2f-597178efc71b

No, you don’t have to worry that the vaccination can lead to cancer. Because: not a single study has found such a connection. A vaccine is approved only when it has been tested in a sufficient number of people and only if it is shown that the effect clearly outweighs any side effects that might occur. Even after approval, the benefits and risks are continuously monitored within the framework of clinical trials and further studies.

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-informationen-impfung/mythen-impfstoff-1831898

No, we can take that worry away from you too. A direct incorporation of RNA into DNA is not possible because of the different chemical structure. The mRNA enters only the cytoplasm and not the nucleus, where our DNA is located. This means that the mRNA does not come into contact with your DNA.

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-informationen-impfung/mythen-impfstoff-1831898

Would you like to know more?

We hope that we have been able to bring some clarity to the confusing subject of vaccination. Would you like to know more? Please have a look at the following videos and links:

Relevant videos

Video: Why vaccination is smarter (Ranga Yogeshwar)

Science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar is campaigning for as many people as possible to be vaccinated against corona. He explains why in his video Why vaccination is smarter. (Link)

Video: Critical questions about vaccination (Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim)

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is a chemist and science journalist. In her video 7 critical questions about vaccination, she clearly explains the structure of vaccines and their effect. (Link)

Video: The mode of action and potential risks of mRNA vaccines (Martin Moder)

In his video, Martin Moder, molecular biologist, explains the mode of action and potential risks of the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. (Link)

Further links

The Federal Ministry of Health answers questions about vaccination myths here:
Information on vaccination myths

The WDR science format Quarks provides information on the safety of vaccines:
Safety of the vaccines

All information for children and adolescents is available here:
Information on vaccination for children and adolescents

The ‘The Vaccination Booklet for Everyone’ answers many questions and is now also available in English, Turkish, Russian, and Arabic:
The vaccination book

Editor-in-chief Klaus Wezel talks to experts about the latest developments:
RNZ Covid-19 podcast

Recording of the digital information event held on 5 April 2022

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Everything important about vaccination

Good reasons for vaccination

Protection from severe symptoms and long-term effects

Protect yourself, but also others

Advantages when travelling

Don’t transmit the virus

Protect the healthcare system from overload

An infection with corona is more dangerous than the vaccination.

And what about the risks?

Is it true that the vaccine is not safe because it was approved so quickly?

Is it true that the long-term effects of the corona vaccination are more dangerous than the virus?

Is it true that recovered people have higher protection than vaccinated people?

Is it true that the Corona vaccination affects fertility and that there are complications in pregnancy?

Is it true that the corona vaccine does not work for the different variants of the coronavirus?

Is it true that the corona vaccination can lead to cancer?

Is it true that mRNA vaccines can change our genetic make-up?

Would you like to know more?

Relevant videos

Video: Why vaccination is smarter (Ranga Yogeshwar)

Video: Critical questions about vaccination (Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim)

Video: The mode of action and potential risks of mRNA vaccines (Martin Moder)

Further links

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