CHECK Berlin/Brandenburg #6

Corona
ENGLISH
Badly informed
IS NOT AN OPTION
Although there are now enough vaccine doses, according to a recent survey, only
41% of the population in Germany want to be vaccinated (as of July 2021). And
another survey by the opinion research institute INSA on behalf of "Bild am Sonntag"
(BamS) now shows that 54% of those who have not yet been vaccinated in
Germany, do not want to be vaccinated.
This is a bit like grandma preparing her family a
nice Sunday roast and then all of a sudden half
the grandchildren are vegetarians. Except that
vegetarianism is actually a healthy thing. If you
ask around, the main reason for not wanting
to be vaccinated is that some people don’t
perceive Corona as a threat to their health.
Others prefer to "wait and see" what happens.
A smaller group simply distrusts vaccinations
in general, some of whom even cite rumors of
a world elite conspiracy. It is good to be critical.
And you have the right not to get vaccinated.
But you also have a duty to inform yourself.
The aim of the vaccination campaign is also to
return to unrestricted mobility, to open leisure
activities, gastronomy, culture, and tourism.
Nobody wants another lockdown. So before
you decide against it, please take a look at the
following points:
CAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
VACCINATED STILL BE INFECTED
WITH COVID-19?
Yes! No vaccine offers 100% protection against
the disease. However, the likelihood of getting
sick is dramatically reduced if you are vaccinated.
Currently, a full vaccination from BioNTech
/ Pfizer and Moderna protects up to 95%, those
from AstraZeneca up to 80% and those from
Johnson & Johnson up to 70% against disease.
If a person who has been vaccinated falls ill
with corona, the course is nowhere near as bad
as in the case of unvaccinated people.
ARE VACCINATED PEOPLE
STILL INFECTIOUS?
Partially! According to the RKI (Robert-Koch-Institute),
the risk of virus transmission by people
who have been fully vaccinated is lower than in
people who have a negative rapid antigen test
in spite of a symptom-free infection. Yet this is
only the case after the 15th day after administration
of the second vaccination dose. So there
is still a risk of transmission, but it is lower than
those with a negative test.
The aim of the vaccination campaign
is also to return to unrestricted
mobility, to open leisure activities,
gastronomy, culture, and tourism.
Nobody wants another lockdown.
DOES THE VACCINE INJECT THE
CORONAVIRUS?
No! The virus is surrounded by a protein coat,
inside are the structures that are important for
survival and multiplication. Among other things,
the so-called spike protein is located on the
coat. In order to successfully multiply in the
body, Sars-CoV-2 must first dock onto our cells.
But it can only do this with the help of the spike
protein, which then functions like a kind of
transmission cable and infiltrates the virus.
The four vaccines approved in the EU add information
to our bodies to make this spike protein
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