The ultimate hattrick: 3 benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine

If you have already received the a “jab”, then we hope you got two. We are not talking about a jab from someone who has just punched you, we are talking about the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you have already received a COVID-19 shot, we are sure you are now feeling great. So, please, spread the joy and share these facts with others who might be hesitant to do the same.

Sure, there are many benefits of getting vaccinated, but first consider these three benefits the COVID-19 vaccine could provide you, your loved ones and society as a whole.

1. The COVID-19 vaccine reduces your risk of infection

The first shot is key because, once you have received it, your body begins producing antibodies to COVID-19. These antibodies, or soldiers, help your immune system fight the virus to the finish. That is, of course, if you are exposed to it. And you will be. Basically, the vaccine reduces your chance(s) of getting the disease.

It’s true that you can still become infected after being vaccinated, we guess the virus is that determined to mess with us. However, once more of the population is vaccinated, those chances are further reduced courtesy of what “herd immunity”. This immunity is a form of indirect protection which occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through previous infections or vaccination, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity, Therefore, sir or madam, getting vaccinated not only reduces your chance(s) of being infected, it also contributes to community protection and so, if you get vaccinated, that could be your good deed for the rest of the year.

2. The COVID-19 vaccine helps unborn or new born babies

Extensive and conclusive research has proven that mothers who receive the COVID-19 vaccine create antibodies to the virus and pass those on to their unborn or new born baby or babies through the placenta. These antibodies may be passed onto to unborn or new born babies through breast milk, too. You know what this means? Unborn or new born babies get some immunity to COVID-19, which is especially important as young children cannot get the vaccine. So, feel free to clap for yourself in case you are providing that kind of protection to your kids or kids to be by having already gotten vaccinated.

3. The COVID-19 vaccine protects against “terrible” illness

Oh yes, four vaccines — Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Novavax and Pfizer — have shown to be totally “bad ass” and effective at preventing “terrible” illness from COVID-19. In simple terms, if you are vaccinated and become infected, you are very unlikely to become seriously ill. Yeah, you become like a kind of superhero against such illnesses.

The facts speak for themselves: for adults 18 and older, unvaccinated people were found to be 3.5 times more likely to be hospitalised than fully vaccinated people. Among adolescents, between ages 12-17, unvaccinated people are 2.1 times more likely to be hospitalised than fully vaccinated people. Those are the facts, now go out and get yourself vaccinated, today.

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