Vaccines

A: YES. The Moderna, Johnson and Johnson, and Pfizer vaccines are available to pregnant people in the US. A growing pool of evidence support vaccine safety for both pregnant people and babies. Many pregnant people have received the mRNA vaccine without evidence of unexpected adverse responses. Recent findings from a study published in the New Read more…

 A: NO. We’ve seen this myth going around, and Those Nerdy Girls are here to set the record straight. ➡️It is biologically impossible to experience any effects from being near a vaccinated person. Read more: PolitiFact NY Times Link to original FB post

A: No. There is no evidence of a hyperimmune response in COVID-19 vaccinated people later exposed to the virus. 👉🏽 TL;DR: Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 after having received a COVID-19 vaccine does not result in an exaggerated or dangerous immune response. Hundreds of millions of people globally have now received one of the approved COVID19 vaccines. Read more…

A: An “empathy sandwich” can help. Prioritize connecting over convincing. Along with a big show of support, we Nerdy Girls are here to provide you with evidence-based tips designed to keep conversations both kind AND scientifically grounded 💕🤓💕 The TL;DR: An “empathy sandwich” approach can be a helpful guide. ❤️ LEAD WITH A QUESTION. Be Read more…

A: Yes, “COVID Arm” is indeed a thing. COVID Arm is a mild allergic reaction to the ingredients of the vaccine and looks like an itchy, red rash that is typically around where the needle entered your arm. This is not the type of allergic reaction that would rule you out for your second dose. Read more…

Q: COVID-19 vaccines have emergency use authorization, but not full FDA approval yet. Does that mean we don’t yet know if they are safe? A: The three vaccines in circulation in the United States to protect against COVID-19 have been proven to be safe and effective. Vaccine manufacturers are continuing to gather even more data, Read more…

A: “Crashed”, “plummeted”, “off a cliff”, “vanished”, and “evaporated” are exaggerations, but vaccine demand has definitely weakened in many states. As Cynthia Cox, VP at Kaiser Family Foundation, put it recently: “Good news: In the next month, everyone who wants a vaccine will have gotten one. Bad news: In the next month, everyone who wants Read more…

A: Very possible and normal, specifically on the side you received the vaccination. Throughout your body, hundreds of lymph nodes work to filter your lymphatic fluid. When your body is mounting an immune response, after an infection or a vaccine, lymph nodes can swell with fluid. Lymph nodes are located all over our bodies, with Read more…

A: Johnson & Johnson was granted emergency authorization use (EAU) by the FDA for a vaccine against COVID-19 in late February. After receiving reports of a rare life-threatening blood clot condition occurring primarily in women under 50 within three weeks of getting this vaccine, CDC paused the use of the vaccine for 10 days. A Read more…

Q: Could you explain more about the vaccines being used in developing countries? Are these countries getting inferior vaccines? A. For a long time, very little was known about many of the vaccines in wide use outside the U.S., especially the ones from China like CoronaVac, Sinopharm, and CanSino, and the vaccine from Russia, Sputnik Read more…