Is the vaccine safe?

While the COVID vaccines are relatively new, the clinical trials and vetting vaccines go through are not. The speed of the vaccine development process may make people wary, but there have been multiple layers of safety and quality assurance. As was the case for other vaccines in the past, oversight and review of the COVID vaccine authorization process by the FDA and CDC was led by panels of independent experts. Washington was also a member of the Western States Pact, which created the Scientific Safety Review Workgroup for another layer of scrutiny and expert review to this process. 

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1. How effective is the COVID-19 vaccine?
2. Is the vaccine safe?
3. What are the side effects from the vaccine?
4. What adverse reactions were reported for the vaccine?
5. Will the vaccine give me COVID?
6. How do I know if a message or email offering vaccination options is legitimate?
7. When will I get vaccinated?
8. Who should get the vaccine?
9. If I had COVID, should I still get vaccinated?
10. Do I get to choose which vaccine I get?
11. Once I get the vaccine, can I stop wearing a mask?
12. How soon can we get back to pre-pandemic activities?
13. How does the vaccine work?
14. Does the vaccine change my DNA or implant a chip?
15. What is in the vaccine?
16. Where do I find accurate info about the COVID vaccine?
17. Where can I get my COVID-19 Vaccine Record?
18. Do I need a booster?