How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
Work, and Why you should
get vaccinated today.
What is mRNA?
Messenger RNA, or mRNA, Is
genetic material that tells your
body how to make proteins.
How does the vaccine
work?
The mRNA in the vaccine teaches
your cells how to make copies of
the spike protein. If you are
exposed to the real virus later,
your body will recognize it and
know how to fight it off.
COVID-19 Vaccination is a
Safer Way to Help Build
Protection.
COVID-19 vaccines are safe
and effective. Millions of
people in the Philippines have
received the vaccines under
the most intense safety
monitoring in PH history.
ANHS - IX CURIE
BY: MARY JASMINE M. TABO
Understanding the virus
that causes COVID-19
Coronaviruses, like the one that
causes COVID-19, are names for
the crown-like spikes on their
surface, called spike proteins.
Those spike proteins are ideal
targets for vaccines.
What is in the vaccine?
the vaccine is made of mRNA
wrapped in a coating that makes
delivery easy and keeps the body
from damaging it..
The vaccine DOES NOT contain
ANY virus, so it cannot five you
COVID-19. It cannot change your
DNA in any way.
COVID-19 Vaccination is
an Important Tool to
Help Stop the Pandemic.
Until you've been fully vaccinated,
wearing masks inside public places +
staying at least 6 ft apart from people
who don't live with you & those who
may not be vaccinated reduce your
chance of being exposed to or
spreading the virus.
To learn more facts about the
vaccine and the on-going covid-
19 pandemic visit our website at
https://www.who.int/emergencies
/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019