your friends family colleagues
classmates
and anyone else you come into contact
with even strangers
could be put in danger if you turn down
the vaccine
it's not just a decision that affects
you it's okay
to have questions about the covet
vaccine that's normal
it's good to talk about them though with
your doctor or community leaders
or even friends and family you trust who
have received the vaccine already
vaccines have been tested rigorously and
they've been found to be
safe and to prevent people from
developing symptoms
and getting seriously ill with covin 19.
but now we're starting to see research
which suggests that a vaccine can
prevent people from spreading the virus
too
you're vaccinated and your friends and
colleagues are vaccinated
that will substantially reduce the risk
for everybody
that makes sense if you're not coughing
or sneezing then it's harder to pass the
virus on
if we spread less cover 19 fewer people
get sick
and the pandemic will be over sooner so
the current thinking is
if you choose to get the vaccine you're
choosing to look after yourself
and everyone you come into contact with
if you don't
then you and those people won't have
that protection but scientists say they
need to gather more data on this issue
before we can be certain that vaccines
reduce transmission
but even if it turns out to be true if
too many people
don't get their shot then that makes it
easier for the virus to find a way to
spread
meaning more people will get ill and die
and if it turns out the vaccine doesn't
stop you from spreading the virus
then it's even more important that
everyone gets their shots
there is only one victor in a world
where a vaccine f's
and vaccine have not the virus itself
you