Learn more about how federal partners are continuing to closely monitor vaccine safety. A growing body of evidence has shown that these vaccines are safe and effective. COVID vaccines were developed using scientific methods that have been around for decades. Many people have reported side effects that may affect their ability to do daily activities, but they should go away within a few days. Reports of adverse events , like allergic reactions or myocarditis or pericarditis , are rare.
Everyone who receives a COVID vaccine can participate in safety monitoring by enrolling themselves and their children ages 5 years and older in v-safe and completing health check-ins after COVID vaccination. Every year thousands of adults in the U. Many adults even die from these diseases. By getting vaccinated, you can help protect yourself from much of this unnecessary suffering. Even if you received the vaccines you needed as a child, the protection from some vaccines can wear off.
You may also be at risk for other diseases due to your job, lifestyle, travel, or health conditions. Find out what vaccines you may need based on different risk factors. Top of Page.
Vaccines can lower your chance of getting certain diseases. Why vaccination is safe and important. Video: vaccines - are they safe for my child? In this video, a GP reassures a parent about vaccinations for her child. Media last reviewed: 29 July Media review due: 29 July Be aware of anti-vaccine stories Anti-vaccine stories are often spread online through social media.
Measles and mumps cases in England How many measles and mumps cases there were in England in and Year Measles Mumps Information: Read more about herd immunity and who it protects on the Oxford University Vaccine Knowledge Project website. Information: Read about how vaccines are licensed, tested and monitored on the Oxford University Vaccine Knowledge Project website.
Non-urgent advice: Speak to your GP or practice nurse if:. Live and killed vaccine comparison Live and killed vaccine comparison Live weakened vaccines Killed destroyed vaccines Contain viruses or bacteria that have been weakened Contain viruses or bacteria that have been destroyed Cannot be given to people with a weakened immune system Can still be given to people with a weakened immune system Gives long-term protection Often needs several doses or a booster vaccine for full protection.
Aluminium adjuvant Is it safe? It's found naturally in very small amounts in: almost all foods drinking water breast milk baby formula milk It's also used in medicines, such as antacids, and in food packaging.
What is it? Most killed vaccines contain a very small amount of aluminium-based adjuvant to: help to boost our immune response make the vaccine more effective and long-lasting reduce the amount of antigen needed in a vaccine sometimes reduce the number of doses that need to be given.
Is it safe? Adjuvants are added to some vaccines to: help to boost our immune response make the vaccine more effective and long-lasting reduce the amount of antigen needed in a vaccine sometimes reduce the number of doses that need to be given. Read this NHS leaflet about vaccines and porcine gelatine What is it? Gelatine derived from pigs is used as a stabilising agent in some vaccines to: help protect vaccines from the effects of heat or freeze-drying help maintain the shelf life of the vaccine The only vaccines containing gelatine in the UK routine vaccination schedule are: the shingles vaccine the children's nasal flu vaccine 1 of the 2 types of MMR vaccine.
Are they safe? Recombinant albumin does not contain any human or animal products. What are they? Children and adults with an egg allergy are advised to have either: an egg-free inactivated flu vaccine a vaccine with a very low egg protein ovalbumin content The live nasal spray flu vaccine given to children has a very low egg protein content.
There are 2 vaccines in the UK routine schedule that contain small amounts of egg protein: the flu vaccine — which is grown on hens' eggs. It can potentially trigger an allergic reaction in people with an egg allergy the MMR vaccine — which is grown on cells from chick embryos, which is not the same as hens' eggs. This means it does not trigger an allergic reaction. But tiny amounts of an antibiotic called neomycin, which is capable of triggering an allergic reaction, are found in: the MMR vaccine 6-in-1 vaccine quadrivalent inactivated flu vaccine 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine Repevax shingles vaccine What are they?
Antibiotics can only be found in tiny amounts in the final vaccine. Vaccines You Need. Personal Testimonies. Chickenpox varicella. Japanese Encephalitis. Shingles zoster. Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B. Typhoid fever. Whooping cough. Yellow fever. Influenza flu. Vaccine Basics. Parents want to do everything possible to make sure their children are healthy and protected from preventable diseases.
Vaccination protects children from serious illness and complications of vaccine-preventable diseases which can include amputation of an arm or leg, hospitalization, pneumonia, hearing loss, convulsions, brain damage, and death. Vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles , whooping cough , and influenza are still a threat.
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