The federal government has taken steps to deliver a future vaccine for Covid-19 at no cost to individuals and families during the pandemic. This is the way vaccines have been made available to the public in previous health emergencies.

Vaccines support our immune system’s complex and robust defense mechanisms by preemptively exposing the body to a weakened or dead version of a germ, bacterium, or virus.

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Once administered, vaccines don’t harm your body. Instead, they trigger the production of a vital protein known as an antibody.

By readying the immune system for future health battles, vaccines protect individuals around the world from dangerous diseases. 

There has been a lot of discussion about whether the FDA should use its authority to grant what is known as “emergency use authorization” for a Covid-19 vaccine and what this might mean for patient safety.