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COVID-19: What Happens To Me If I Don't Take The 2nd Vaccine Dose On Time? COVID-19: What Happens To Me If I Don't Take The 2nd Vaccine Dose On Time?
Covid-19: What Happens To Me If I Don't Take The 2nd Vaccine Dose On Time? With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming increasingly available, many people are wondering about the two-visit/two-dose treatment - and what happens if you miss that second required dose or take it really late. Concerns are arising about what the impacts are for people who get the first, but not the second dose of the mRNA-type COVID-19 vaccine. There are also questions about whether a person can mix vaccines - taking different products for the first and second doses. Data is limited, but it seems that some people can handle a little deviation from the vaccination schedule just fine. It is bette…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
What’s In The COVID-19 Vaccine? What’s In The COVID-19 Vaccine?
What’s In The Covid-19 Vaccine? The COVID vaccines being rolled out do not use inactive virus to build immunity, rather messenger RNA (mRNA) technology as a novel way of preventing illness Sandra Lindsay’s bravery and wisdom spoke volumes when she became the first person in the US to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Healing is coming,” she said directly after getting the shot, iconic yet profound words that will ultimately propel the country—and world—through the final stages of the pandemic. It’s even more historic considering how the COVID vaccine works. The vaccines currently being rolled out from Pfizer Inc. and Mo…

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