Whilst it is not clear yet whether the Pfizer vaccine will protect against all variants of the virus, there is some evidence that it gives

No, you won’t get COVID-19 from the vaccine. The vaccine does not contain any live virus.

No, you will not be contagious once you have had the vaccine. At present, there is not enough information to know for certain if you

Yes, there is a chance you might still get COVID-19 after being fully immunised, however if you do, it is likely that your symptoms will

No, the vaccine is not a live vaccine – it does not contain any weakened (or inactivated) virus.

The vaccine will not affect your DNA. The vaccine mRNA does not enter the cell nucleus where our DNA is held, and it is broken

The Pfizer vaccine is a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine. The messenger RNA instructs cells in our body to make a harmless piece of protein called

Unfortunately, there is not yet definitive information on how long the vaccine may ultimately protect against COVID-19. Pfizer reports it has been effective to at

If you have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) or an immediate allergic reaction, even if it was not severe, to any ingredient in the

To be fully protected you must get 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The second dose should be at least 21 days (3 weeks) after

Clinical trials found the Pfizer vaccine to be very safe. Medsafe, the NZ government’s medicines safety authority, have also assessed the vaccine and deemed it