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What is in the COVID-19 vaccine?

These vaccines do not contain the live virus and do not carry disease, just like many of the other available vaccines today. For this reason, people who receive the vaccine cannot get COVID-19. The vaccine contains mRNA and lipid nanoparticles. The vaccine does not contain and is not made using any human cells, viral vectors, preservatives or adjuvants.

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