WHO Tweeted That Getting Vaccinated Against COVID19 May Also Help Protect You From Long COVID

Getting vaccinated against COVID19 protects you from the risk of hospitalization, serious disease, and death. It may also help protect you from Long COVID. Your health is precious. Get all your recommended doses as soon as you can.

The most important benefits of COVID19 vaccines are:

• keeping people from having severe disease
• keeping people out of hospitals
• keeping people from dying

Safe and effective vaccines are available that provide strong protection against serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19.  Billions of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Getting vaccinated is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself against COVID-19, help end the pandemic and stop new variants emerging. Take all COVID-19 vaccine doses recommended to you by your health authority as soon as it is your turn, including a booster dose if recommended.

It is still possible to get COVID-19 and spread it to others after being vaccinated, so continue to do everything you can to keep yourself and others healthy. Continue keeping a safe distance from others and avoiding crowds, wearing a well-fitting mask covering your mouth and nose, keeping indoor spaces well ventilated, cleaning hands regularly and covering coughs and sneezes. If you do get COVID-19 after vaccination, you are more likely to have mild or no symptoms than if you hadn’t been vaccinated. The current COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against serious illness and death caused by the Omicron and Delta variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Being fully vaccinated will also help reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging.

Even after getting vaccinated, keep taking precautions to protect yourself, family, friends and anyone else you may come into contact with. COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective, but some people will still get ill from COVID-19 after vaccination. There is also still a chance that you could also pass the virus on to others who are not vaccinated. Stay at least 1 metre away from other people, wear a properly fitted mask over your nose and mouth when you can’t keep this distance, avoid poorly ventilated places and settings, clean your hands frequently, stay home if unwell and get tested, and stay informed about how much virus is circulating in the areas where you travel, live and work.

Over To You:
Get all vaccine doses recommended to you as soon as you can to get the best protection.