Category: COVID-19

On the heels of the United State’s largest national vaccination effort in recent history, Viet Fact Check has partnered with the Progressive Vietnamese American Organization (PIVOT) to educate the Vietnamese-American community on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Below are a series of articles about the COVID-19 vaccine.

To find out how to make an appointment to get your vaccine, visit:

VietCovid.Org

This education project is a partnership with the Asian Health Services (AHS), the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, Union of North American Vietnamese American Students (UNAVSA), Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC), Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO).

Did Donald Trump Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?

April 8, 2021 diepthought

Claim: CNN and The New York Times reported that Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House in January 2021. But Trump has not confirmed publicly whether or not he’s received the vaccine.
Rating: The claim that Trump received the vaccine is TRUE. Fox News has also confirmed that Trump was vaccinated. In an interview with Fox, Trump said he would recommend people get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly,” he said. “It is a great vaccine. It is a safe vaccine and it is something that works.”

Is the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine less safe?

March 26, 2021 diepthought

Claim: Many Vietnamese-Americans believe that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not as safe as the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines because it only requires one shot and has a lower efficacy level.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is 85% effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations and 100% effective in preventing COVID-19-related deaths, according to a number of health experts including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Have people died after being vaccinated for COVID-19?

March 20, 2021 diepthought

Claim: Many Vietnamese Americans believe that people have died after being vaccinated for COVID-19.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. No deaths have been attributed to the COVID-19 vaccines, while more than 500,000 people have died from contracting COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports of death following vaccination do not necessarily mean the vaccine caused the death.

Do you really need to get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine?

March 15, 2021 diepthought

Claim: Some Vietnamese-Americans believe that you do not need to get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that the additional second dose is unnecessary, serving to only benefit pharmaceutical companies.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. It depends on which vaccine you are getting. Three COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States, one made by Pfizer, the other by Moderna, and the third by Johnson & Johnson. According to the Centers for the Disease Control, for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, two doses are required to achieve 95% efficacy level. The first dose helps the immune system create a response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The second dose further boosts the immune response to increase the protection to 95%. The vaccines, from all three manufactures, are also provided free of charge by the federal government; it should not cost you any money to get vaccinated.

Do you need to continue wearing a mask if you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19?

March 8, 2021 diepthought

Claim: Some Vietnamese-Americans believe that you do not need to continue wearing a mask if you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Rating: This claim is MOSTLY FALSE. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you continue to wear a mask even after you have been vaccinated. The vaccines are highly effective in preventing serious illness, but there is not enough data on whether they prevent the spread of coronavirus. On March 8, the CDC issued new recommendations saying those who have been vaccinated can gather inside without masks with other people who have been vaccinated. But those who have been vaccinated should still wear masks in public.

Can you skip the COVID-19 vaccine if you’ve already had COVID-19?

February 28, 2021 diepthought

Claim: Some Vietnamese-Americans believe that you do not have to get vaccinated from COVID-19 if you already had the disease.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you get vaccinated from Covid-19 even if you have had it because scientists do not know how long natural immunity lasts. It is also rare, but possible, to become reinfected with COVID-19.

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