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If you have questions about COVID-19 vaccines, tests or treatments, the best person to ask is a health care professional, like your doctor.

We also have the facts here about FDA-approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines.

Fact: Information about ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccines is available on public websites. FDA-approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines do not contain microchips, pesticides, or any type of metal

More Information: Information about the ingredients in FDA-approved and authorized vaccines COVID-19 vaccines is publicly available.
For the vaccines that are authorized for emergency use (referred to as emergency use authorization or EUA), the ingredients are included in the Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers and also the Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers under the question "What are the ingredients in this vaccine?”:
For the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, the ingredients are included in the Prescribing Information for healthcare providers and in the Information for Recipients and Caregivers for vaccine recipients. Vaccine recipients would find this information under the question, “What are the ingredients in this vaccine?”:
  • Spikevax (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) – see the Prescribing Information and Information for Recipients and Caregivers
  • Comirnaty (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) – see the Prescribing Information and Information for Recipients and Caregivers
Bottom Line: As with all FDA-approved vaccines, all of the FDA-approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines contain ingredients needed to ensure their safety and effectiveness and help protect you from serious outcomes of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. None of the COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips, pesticides or metals.

Fact: Pregnant and breastfeeding individuals can receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

More Information: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, CDC says you can receive a COVID-19 vaccine and you should discuss the potential benefits and risks of vaccination with your healthcare provider. Learn more by viewing this video: Just A Minute! with Dr. Peter Marks - Do the COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility?. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or might become pregnant in the future, the CDC recommends getting vaccinated.
Bottom Line: The CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for individuals who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or those who might become pregnant in the future.

Fact: COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause COVID-19 or other diseases such as mpox (monkeypox), flu, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

More Information: None of the COVID-19 vaccines can cause the disease, COVID-19. No COVID-19 vaccine can cause another disease such as mpox, flu or RSV. The CDC has more information about how COVID-19 vaccines work.
Bottom Line: None of the FDA-approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccines can cause COVID-19. The vaccines will not infect you with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or another virus.

 


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