Does getting the COVID-19 vaccine protect someone else? – WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.

VACCINE HELP PROTECT YOU AND THOSE AROUND YOU? BRIAN HAS THE DETAILS. BRIAN: NEWS 8 ANSWERING MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS THIS WEEK ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW IT INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING VACCINE PROTECTS SOMEONE ELSE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT HELPS THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM TO FIGHT THE VIRUS. IT IS NOTHING FOR YOUR BODY TO BE A CARRIER OF COVID. I DON’T SEE WHERE MY RECEIVING A SHOT PROTECT ANYONE BUT MYSELF. OUR MEDICAL EXPERTS IS THE PREMISE OF THIS QUESTION IS INCORRECT. >> POPULATION STUDIES, THEY ARE ABOUT 90% EFFECTIVE THAT NOT ONLY PREVENTING YOU FROM GETTING COVID, BUT PREVENTING YOU FROM GETTING COVID WITHOUT SYMPTOMS WHICH IS ANOTHER MAJOR WAY FOR THE VIRUS TO SPREAD. IF YOU GET VACCINATED, YOU ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO ACQUIRE THE VIRUS AND SPREAD IT TO OTHERS. IT WORKS TO HELP GENERATE YOUR IMMUNITY, PLUS TO GENERATE HERD IMMUNITY. JERE: IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, GO TO WWW.WGAL.COM AND SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION, OR YOU CAN SCAN THI