Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Will the covid-19 vaccine protect me from other viruses?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Probably not: The vaccine will protect you from any virus that has the same spike protein, but COVID-19 is the only virus that we know of that has that protein. Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/how-they-work.html
Answered 12/31/2020
15 views
COVID 19 vaccine.: Agree with Dr. Rutledge. COVID 19 vaccines are specific for COVID 19 viruses. However, the COVID 19 vaccines are likely to protect from the various strains of COVID 19 virus that we have discovered so far.
Answered 1/1/2021
15 views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Will COVID 19 end forever in 2021 with the vaccines and what are the side effects of the corona virus vaccine?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
After fully vaccinated for covid, how long do body need to fight infection after an exposure to virus or after it enters your body ? What do we know from other vaccines as well?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I am from South India. So, we discovered Covid vaccine. Now the virus can change its shape and enter our body again? That means we have to find another Covid vaccine? What people here are saying is 'this is the second wave'. Could there be a third?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I had thrombocytopenia once secondary a virus caught in Bali 19 years ago. Should I be concerned about mrna or adenovirus based covid 19 vaccine?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How are doctors/ scientists so certain that the Covid vaccine is safe for small children when its such a new virus/vaccine? How do we know it wont cause harm later in life?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I took 3 shots of Pfizer covid vaccine. My last shot was taken 1 year ago. I got covid now (fever, headache, congestion, cough - on my 3rd day). Do I still have some protection from the vaccine to help me fighting the virus? Is it still effective?
Why can't the medical section take a week covid-19 virus from someone with strong immune system to make a vaccine?
Can someone vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine still be carrier of the virus and spread it around without showing any symptoms?
Kids have virus and Im sched. to get the bivalent covid vax. Should I hold off on getting it since Im most likely going to get their cold or should I get vaccine and risk it? I dont want to lessen immune response with vax if I have/get a cold?
Is it ok to get any COVID-19 vaccine that is available now and then get the preferred COVID-19 vaccine (such as by Pfizer)later on after 1 to 2 months or so once its easily available? Or getting two vaccines against same virus will create problems ?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
