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Covid vaccine: The side effects and why it can't give you the virus

Coronavirus vaccines help protect people from getting seriously ill if they come into contact with the disease. But how do they work? And will a vaccine make you feel unwell?

Marnie Chesterton explains how a Covid vaccine can't give you the virus and why it's normal to experience some mild side effects, such as a headache or a raised temperature.

Voice: Marnie Chesterton
Video journalist: Jennifer Green
Senior journalist: Katherine Campbell
Editors: Anna Doble and Deborah Cohen
Graphics: We Are Covert

With thanks to virologist Prof Jonathan Ball, University of Nottingham

(Image: Injection, illustration, Credit: We Are Covert / Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.)

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2 minutes