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Hi my name is Dr. Raul Lopez. I am the medical director
at Cerritos College Health Center, and I'm vaccinated against Covid 19.
So one of the big questions that we're hearing- that I'm hearing during this pandemic, especially
now that we're administering vaccines, is whether or not the vaccine will change an individual's DNA.
The answer to that is no. Vaccines, when they're administered,
are administered to mount an immune response. They never enter your cells, and specifically, they
never enter the nucleus of the cells where the DNA is made. Vaccines are pretty effective, and by
no means will alter your DNA. They have no role in altering any cell structure.
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The answer to that is no. Vaccines have been around for many decades now, and the vaccine that we have
for Covid 19, once again, does not alter your DNA, and does not affect any cell replication. Therefore,
there's no association with sterility. They do not cause sterility in men or women.
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The question is- no, there's no microchips in the vaccine. The method by which the vaccines were
approved makes it scientifically impossible to place any microchips into the vaccine. The one
thing that you should be more concerned about, is not the vaccine, but this is what's tracking you.
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The administration of a Covid 19 vaccine, just like any other vaccine, or taking any other
medications for that matter, has an inherent risk. When you take the Covid vaccine, there's a one
to one hundred thousand chance that you could have what's called a severe allergic reaction,
or anaphylaxis. If that's the case, individuals who receive the vaccine they are observed for 15 to 30
minutes to make sure that none of these reactions takes place. In the event that it does take place,
the professionals at the vaccine centers are prepared to respond to any such emergency.
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The Covid 19 vaccines that are out now are very safe. The technology that has been employed
to develop the vaccines has been around for many decades. When speaking about the
Pfizer and the Moderna vaccine, that technology has been around for more than three decades,
and that technology we use for the treatment of certain cancers. The other vaccines, the Johnson
and Johnson and the AstraZeneca vaccine, that technology that is used- that was used to develop
those vaccines has been around for many decades also, and is relatively safe also.
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There are some side effects in some individuals who receive the Covid 19 vaccine. The most common
side effects will be pain and bruising to the injection site, which usually happens about
several hours to one or two days after the administration of that vaccine. Other common
side effects, which is more common with the second dose of both the Pfizer the Moderna vaccine, happen
about 12 hours after the second dose. And those side effects can include just body pain, headache,
just weakness, and sometimes a fever is associated with it. My recommendation is that you take over
the counter medications for pain and fever. If you have any concerns, or symptoms persist,
or you're concerned that there might be something else going on and they're not side effects related
to the vaccine, then I suggest that you contact your physician, or go to the local emergency room.
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The Covid 19 vaccines are very safe. You are going to hear from different individuals, different
stories about vaccines and their experiences with vaccines. These vaccines have been through very
rigorous certification, and are safe. At the end of the day, the most important thing that I recommend
is that you self-educate yourself about the safety of vaccines, and you'll find that they're very
effective and safe. You're always going to hear comments from, even your parents or
other individuals who are important in your life, and their concept or their idea about
vaccines may differ, but my recommendation is to make your own decision by doing your own
research and finding out that vaccines are safe. The Covid 19 vaccines are very effective and safe.
All the research that has been done on them has proven their safety. When making a decision
to get the vaccine, please look to the most reputable sources for your information.
We want this pandemic to be over. We need your assistance. Getting vaccinated will
curb this pandemic and get us back to where we were once. Please go out and get vaccinated.
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