FAQs

Question: Are vaccines safe?

Answer: Vaccines are some of the safest medical products available. Just like any other medical product, there may be risks including side effects (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and go away within a few days. Vaccine development and testing on humans is a highly regulated process. This is to ensure that the vaccine is safe. If a vaccine does receive approval by the regulatory authority, it is continuously monitored for safety and effectiveness.

For information regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, visit WHO website: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/safety-of-covid-19-vaccines

Question: Who should and should not be vaccinated?

Answer: Because of age, health conditions, or other factors, in rare circumstances, some people should not get certain vaccines or should wait before getting them. Find this more from your health clinic/vaccinator.

Question: Are we overloading or weakening our infants' bodies with too many vaccines?

Answer: Studies show that infants can respond to many antigens at once (Offit et al. Paediatrics 2002;109:124–9). There is no evidence to show that the recommended vaccines and schedule overload or weaken the infant immune system.

What does life-course immunization mean?

Answer: It means vaccinating with specific vaccines at every period of life: pregnancy, infancy, early childhood, teenage, young adulthood, early, and late adulthood. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/safety-of-covid-19-vaccines