How a #vaccine works: when we get #covid19 we make #antibodies and #Tcells. A #vaccine introduces #antigens: heat-killed, parts of #virus, #mrna that makes virus #spike into our bodies to produce the antibody and Tcells WITHOUT infecting us with #coronavirus & making us sick. 1/

When a new disease comes along like #COVID19 #coronavirus our body does not have #antibodies or #Tcells to fight it off. First we recognize it (the #antigen) and START to BUILD our defense or army to fight it back. #vaccines #vaccine (from http://who.int ) 2/

The #vaccine helps us to build an army that is ready to fight the #coronavirus before it tries to infect us. The #vaccines are parts of the virus or #antigens that our body knows are foreign invaders (BUT can’t attack or make us sick). #mrna vaccines are different 3/

The #mrna #vaccine @pfizer & @moderna_tx are NEW and different because they introduce a “blueprint” into our bodies (or mrna on how to create the #covid19 #spike #antigen) then our body makes the “harmless” antigen and our #antibodies & #Tcells are created. #Coronavirus 4/

A #vaccine or #vaccination program depends upon many people getting #vaccinated for #COVID19 to help stop the spread of the #coronavirus. One person who takes both doses of the @moderna_tx or @pfizer #mrna vaccine will be about: 95% less likely to be infected & very sick. 5/

Have you taken or do you plan to take the #coronavirus #covid #covid19 #vaccine when it’s offered to you?

#vaccination #HappyNewYear2021 #Happy2021 #NewYear #newbeginnings COVID-19 #nfpoll

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