Illustration: Elena Scotti Illustration: Elena ScottiTwo COVID vaccines are now available in the US, and are currently being administered to healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities. (Some other vaccines use modified or killed viruses; the COVID vaccine does not use any viruses at all in its production.) So let’s go through a few items that are not in the COVID vaccine:The COVID vaccines do not contain aluminum or mercury. If you’re pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, talk to your doctor about what risks and benefits the COVID vaccine could pose for you personally. For most people, the side effects of the COVID vaccines are what you’d expect from an immune reaction.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 21:00 UTC