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Will the vaccine protect me?

The COVID-19 vaccination will reduce the chance of you suffering from severe COVID-19 disease. Like all medicines, no vaccine is completely effective. Studies have shown high levels of short-term protection from two to three weeks after a single dose of vaccine, but a second dose is required for longer-term protection. Some people may still get COVID-19 after vaccination, but this should be less severe. The vaccines do not contain living organisms, and so are safe for people with disorders of the immune system. These individuals may not respond so well to the vaccine.

Each vaccine was tested in tens of thousands of people in several different countries and shown to be safe and effective.