Importance of vaccination.
It takes everyone.
Three-Four years in, and COVID-19 is still evolving. However, what is clear and stays the same is that the highest level of protection comes from being fully vaccinated and boosted. Although there are other illnesses that require vaccination, COVID-19 is at the forefront and currently predominant.
Vaccines are as important to your overall health, just as diet, exercise, and getting regular check-ups play a vital role in keeping you healthy. Vaccines are one of the safest preventive care measures available; they prevent the spread of contagious, dangerous and deadly diseases, hospitalizations and even death. Their importance to public health cannot be minimized; without them, persons have a much higher probability of getting infected. Vaccines have reduced and, in some cases, eliminated many diseases that killed or severely disabled people just a few generations ago. For example, smallpox vaccination eradicated that disease worldwide. By getting vaccinated, you protect yourself, and also avoid spreading preventable diseases to others in your home, school, work and community.
Although the height of the pandemic may be over, that doesn’t mean you can’t still get vaccinated today. Positive COVID cases are re-developing in the thousands every week in the US, plus with the colder months/flu season comes greater chances of becoming sick. The more protected you are against multiple respiratory viruses, the better!
Understanding the vaccination process can be overwhelming, but there’s lots of resources out there to help you out! We’ve gathered just a few if you don’t know where to start. 🩺
The World Health Organization has a lot of information on COVID and the vaccine–its safety, efficacy, and importance. Check out their website to learn more (www.who.int)! If you don’t know where to get vaccinated, use the vaccine locator at www.vaccines.gov to find a location near you!
Staying safe and healthy is an ongoing process. It’s not too late to get your COVID vaccine or booster! Think about being of good morale, protecting the elderly, keeping kids safe in schools, eliminating health inequalities, keeping the economy up and running or even having games night with friends and family; things and people you care about may be at stake if there is low herd immunity. We’re all in. Protect yourself and others!
