The vaccine was tested by Medsafe; they checked very carefully to make sure the COVID-19 vaccine is safe enough to give to people.
Medsafe’s job is to check how safe and effective medicines are.
Medsafe is independent and is not part of the companies that make the vaccine – they cannot influence the decisions Medsafe makes.
The vaccine has already been safely given to millions of people around the world.
The vaccine will not give you COVID-19.
How can the vaccine be safe when it was developed faster than usual?
Because of how bad COVID-19 is, scientists and governments from around the world worked together to find a vaccine to help stop people from getting sick or dying.
Sharing information and funding meant they could work faster than normal and without affecting the safety of the vaccine.
