Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well-informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes, and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently and not touching your face.
Vaccine safety monitoring is ensured at the national, regional, and global levels. As is standard practice in all national immunization programs, WHO supports the set-up of safety monitoring systems for COVID-19 vaccines in every country.
The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette.
How to protect itself from COVID-19
If COVID-19 is spreading in your community, stay safe by taking some simple precautions, such as physical distancing, wearing a mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue. Check local advice where you live and work. Do it all!
- Clean your hands before you put your mask on, as well as before and after you take it off, and after you touch it at any time.
- Make sure it covers both your nose, mouth, and chin.
- When you take off a mask, store it in a clean plastic bag, and every day either wash it if it’s a fabric mask or dispose of a medical mask in a trash bin.
- Don’t use masks with valves
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Proper nutrition and hydration are vital. People who eat a well-balanced diet tend to be healthier, with stronger immune systems and a lower risk of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases.
So you should eat a variety of fresh and unprocessed foods every day to get the vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, protein, and antioxidants your body needs. Drink enough water. Avoid sugar, fat, and salt to significantly lower your risk of overweight, obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
Safe by taking the covid vaccine
COVID-19 is a bigger risk than vaccine side effects, But there are safety nets in place to monitor the COVID-19 vaccines, and they are still working as they should. The COVID-19 vaccines are proven to be overwhelmingly safe for most people.
While COVID-19 vaccines have high levels of efficacy, especially against hospitalization and severe disease, no vaccine is 100% protective. As a result, there will be a small percentage of vaccinated people who fall ill with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
Women can receive a vaccine at any point in their menstrual cycle.
WHAT SHOULD I DO AND EXPECT AFTER GETTING VACCINATED
Stay at the place where you get vaccinated for at least 15 minutes afterward, just in case you have an unusual reaction, so health workers can help you.
Check when you should come in for a second dose – if needed. Most of the vaccines available are two-dose vaccines. Check with your care provider whether you need to get a second dose and when you should get it. Second doses help boost the immune response and strengthen immunity.
In most cases, minor side effects are normal. Common side effects after vaccination, which indicate that a person's body is building protection to COVID-19 infection, include:
- Arm soreness
- Mild fever
- Tiredness
- Headaches
- Muscle or joint aches
You also find out more about WHO's recommendations for getting vaccinated on our public advice page on COVID-19 vaccines.
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