COVID-19: Misinformation and myths about the coronavirus vaccine and know how the roadblock was created?

In a major development, the cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country has crossed 500 million with over 43.29 lakh doses given on Friday.

In a major development, the cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country has crossed 500 million with over 43.29 lakh doses given on Friday. The country took 203 days to reach the 50 crore milestone. The first 10 crore jabs were the slowest and it took 85 days to touch this figure. After this it took 45 days to cross the 20 crore mark, 29 days to reach 30 crore and 24 days to reach 40 crore and 20 more days to cross 50 crore vaccination.

The vaccination campaign started by the government on January 16 is going on successfully and more and more people are coming forward to get the vaccine against the deadly virus. Although this was not the case earlier, many people were excited to get the vaccine, among them there were some sections who were a little skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine due to the widespread negative publicity of vaccination.

During the pandemic, misinformation on social media created obstacles to the successful handling of the pandemic and the rollout of the vaccine. However, Cigna's COVID-19 Vaccine Perception Study shows that only 5% of respondents considered social media to be the most reliable source of information, compared to the majority of social media users.

So here we will throw some light on the misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine which was being spread initially.

Misinformation and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe

There were many people who believed that getting the vaccine was unsafe and could be as deadly as death. But, later the Food and Drug Administration followed all the guidelines and safety standards to prove it wrong. The vaccine turned out to be safe and was approved only after clinical testing.

The coronavirus vaccine has a tracking device

This was one of the most bizarre things about the COVID-19 vaccine. This was clearly a lie as no chip was transferred to a person via vaccine injection.

Allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Well, this was true to an extent. However, this was happening very rarely and that too in a very mild manner. Mostly, people experience side effects like headache, fever, body ache etc which again were very minor.

COVID-19 vaccine makes women infertile

It was as fun as it seems now. This fact is not true at all as experts say that the amino acids present in the vaccine are actually too low to affect a woman's fertility. So, he asked people not to believe in this myth, it is completely made up.

There is no need for a COVID-19 vaccine once the virus is detected

This was also wrong. If someone has already had coronavirus disease, then it was necessary for them to get vaccinated. According to experts, immunity varies from person to person and no one knows for how long a person is protected from COVID-19. Therefore, a person who has already been exposed to coronavirus can benefit from the vaccine.