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Protect yourself against infections from viruses like #COVID19 and stay healthy by keeping #uptodate with your COVID-19 vaccines.
Did you know? It’s safe to get your COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same time. Book your vaccinations today with your healthcare worker.
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COVID-19 vaccines help protect you from getting really sick – square
#COVID19 vaccines work by training your body to recognise and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. It doesn’t mean you can’t get COVID-19, but it reduces how sick you can get.
The vaccine cannot give you COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccines will not change your genes or your DNA in any way.
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Recovering from #COVID19 is different for everybody. It can depend on how sick you were, and if you have other existing health conditions.
Sometimes COVID-19 causes a person to feel unwell for many weeks or months after they first become sick. This is called ‘long COVID’.
There is evidence that COVID-19 #vaccines will help reduce the chance of you experiencing long COVID. Keeping up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines will help protect you from #longCOVID.
Book your COVID-19 vaccine by visiting covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/
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There's more than a decade of research behind the COVID-19 vaccines – square
#COVID19 vaccines can help to protect you from getting really sick or needing to go to hospital. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) assesses all vaccines used in Australia to make sure they’re good quality, safe and effective.
Research into how to respond to a pandemic has been happening long before COVID-19. This research looks at data from previous coronaviruses such as SARS in 2002 and MERS in 2012. This gave researchers a head-start when it came to building the COVID-19 #vaccines.
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Most COVID-19 side effects are mild – square
Mild side effects such as feeling sick, a sore arm, fever, muscle aches or headaches are common. Not everyone will have side effects, but for those that do get them, symptoms usually only last for a couple of days.
If you have a side effect that worries you, please yarn to your healthcare worker or call your health clinic.
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Is it true? – square
You may have questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. It’s so important to make sure the information you’re reading, listening to, and sharing is from a credible source. It can be easy to read something that looks legitimate but is not backed up by science or fact.
To get the most up to date information, visit www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/is-it-true
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I've had COVID-19. When should I get my next COVID-19 vaccine dose? – square
If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19 recently, you should wait 6 months before receiving your next COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Waiting 6 months is likely to give you more protection from the virus for a longer period of time.
Book your COVID-19 vaccine by visiting covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/
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