Since coronavirus vaccines developed more quickly than other vaccines in the past, it has given rise to a few myths. Let us review some common myths about the vaccine and clear up confusion with reliable facts from the management and healthcare practitioners at Urgent Care Hawaii.

1. 8 Crazy Covid-19
Vaccine Myths
Answered

2.  Since coronavirus vaccines developed more
quickly than other vaccines in the past, it has
given rise to a few myths.
 Let us review some common myths about the
vaccine and clear up confusion with reliable
facts from the management and healthcare
practitioners at Urgent Care Hawaii.

3. Myth #1: You can get COVID-19 from the vaccines
 The Covid-19 vaccines teach your immune system to protect you from the virus.
 It is not possible to get infected because of the vaccine.
 The vaccines do not use the live virus to infect the body with Covid-19.
 The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid.
 It means mRNA carries directions on how to build a protein within your body.
 It communicates with your body to make the spike protein that’s on the coronavirus.
 Then the body breaks down the mRNA and gets rid of it.
 Once the body receives the instructions from the vaccine, it produces the spike protein using its
cells.
 This protein is isolated, not connecting, replicating, or reproducing in any way.

4.  When the body’s immune system recognizes these proteins as foreign, it develops antibodies to
attack and destroy them.
 Once this has occurred, the immune system has a memory of the protein and becomes prepared
to attack and eliminate the actual SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Myth #2: You can test positive because of the vaccines.
 When you get immunized with the Covid-19 vaccine, your body develops antibodies because it
has built them as a part of your immune reaction.
 It is precisely what the body should do.
 It is a good thing and the reason why you will test positive for the antibodies.
 However, there is no virus in either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

5.  You will not test positive on the PCR or an antigen test (these are the two methods used to test for
Covid-19)
Myth #3: Experts have not thoroughly reviewed the vaccines.
 43,661 people took part in the randomized Pfizer clinical trial at 150 sites (including 225 people at
UC Davis Health) and, the results of these studies were carefully reviewed.
 The vaccines proved safe scientifically.
 The data from Covid-19 vaccine trials got reviewed more quickly than usual by the U.S Food &
Drug Administration (FDA) and other experts.
 They looked at data as information came in. In most cases, the experts would wait until the trials
are complete.

6.  However, they utilized the same rigorous safety and efficacy standards as always.
 None of the safety protocols got changed or skipped, and none of the safeguards sacrificed.
 Vaccines usually take 7- 10 years to develop.
 However, global urgency ensured the Covid-19 vaccines got made at record speed.
 The pandemic has claimed millions of lives and continues to infect people.
 Scientists and vaccine manufacturers globally put aside everything else they were working on
to develop a vaccine.
 Universities, public health experts, manufactures, epidemiologists, and many others provided
their full assistance while governments and other institutions supplied enormous funds to back
up this development effort.

7.  Another reason for the speed is that researchers had already created a way of getting the
mRNA into the body — called an mRNA platform — for trials on cancer efforts and other
vaccines. What they needed to learn was the genomic sequence of the coronavirus.
 Urgent Care Hawaii CEO Donna Schmidt states healthcare practitioners and frontlines
workers are queuing up at the Covid-19 vaccine clinic in Hawaii to get immunized because
we believe it is safe and produces the desired results.
Myth #4: The government has made the vaccine mandatory.
 At the moment, there is no mandate from the government to get vaccinated.

8. Myth #5: The vaccines will change your DNA.
 The mRNA-based vaccines do not enter the cell
nucleus where our DNA resides.
 Hence there is no modification of the cell DNA.
 These vaccines cannot affect our genetic make-
up.
 The vaccines instruct the body on how to
develop immunity to Covid-19.

9. Myth #6: If you experience inflammation at the injection site or a day or two of side
effects means the vaccine is working.
 Everyone has slightly different reactions to the vaccination.
 As of today, 326,766 people have received their vaccines at a Covid-19 vaccine clinic in
Hawaii.
 People have experienced chills, fatigue, body ache, soreness at the injection site, and
fever.
 These are all normal reactions and should not last but if they continue, call your doctor,
says Dr. Shoja.

10. Myth #7: Natural immunity lasts longer than immunity derived from a vaccine.
 For most diseases, immunity acquired naturally lasts longer than immunity from vaccines.
 However, that means people need to get infected, suffer, struggle through the illness, and
survive it.
 In the case of Covid-19, it may also be dangerous.
 The body’s natural immune reaction after a mild Covid -19 case appears to be short-lived,
much shorter than the immunity expected from the vaccine.
 People need to get vaccinated to get herd immunity.

11.  Waiting to reach herd immunity naturally would mean millions of more people may
lose their lives and livelihoods.
 Those that survive may experience long-term health issues and possibly permanent
damage.
 Therefore we must reach herd immunity quickly and safely.
 We hope to offer vaccines not only to residents but tourists as well.
 We believe we will attract a large number of tourists to our COVID-19 vaccine clinic
in Ko Olina and Waikiki states Dr. Shoja.

12. Myth #8: The vaccine injects a microchip or tracking device inside the body.
 The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the FDA contain mRNA and other
standard vaccine ingredients, such as fats (which protect the mRNA), salts, and a small
amount of sugar.
 These COVID-19 vaccines don’t use any controversial material, and they do not contain
any material, such as implants, microchips, or tracking devices.

13.  Even though Urgent Care Hawaii isn’t administering vaccines, we urge everyone in the
community, especially our kupuna, to get the vaccine.
 Not being able to take the shots will leave a part of our kupuna vulnerable, Schmidt stated.
They are going to have to keep adjusting their life to be safe.
 Like other Urgent Cares around the country, Urgent Care Hawaii is waiting to receive
vaccines to begin administering them at their COVID-19 vaccine clinics located in Ko Olina,
Waikiki, Pearl City, Kailua, and Kapolei.

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