Notes to broadcasters
Getting the facts about the COVID-19 vaccines is more important than ever.
Share these messages on air during your radio programs and at other times during the day to maximize the number of listeners who hear them. Also share these messages through your radio station’s social media channels! When accompanied by a simple graphic, these messages can reach new audiences or reinforce what listeners are already hearing. They can also help address some of the myths and misinformation that are circulating on social media.
Here are some good examples of social media campaigns that address myths and misinformation about COVID-19:
- Africa Check online
- Africa Check on Facebook
- Africa Check Nigeria on Facebook
As of December 2021, you can also join the Africa Check WhatsApp groups for the following countries:
- South Africa: https://africacheck.info/FactWrap_SA
- Nigeria: http://africacheck.info/FACTS_NG
- Kenya: https://africacheck.info/FactWrap_KE
- Senegal: https://africacheck.info/whsppAC
Script
Like any vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines can cause mild, temporary side effects such as pain at the injection site, fever, and tiredness. These are signs that the vaccine is working.
Get vaccinated! Protect yourself and your community.
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Scientists are still studying the omicron variant to see if it is more infectious and more severe than other variants of COVID-19.
To protect yourself and your community, get vaccinated, wear a mask, keep a safe distance, wash your hands, and cough in your elbow.
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The more that COVID-19 spreads, the more likely it is to create new variants such as delta and omicron.
So get vaccinated. Protect yourself and your community.
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But what is a wave?
A COVID-19 wave is a sudden increase or surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.
The World Health Organization says that new waves can happen for many reasons, for example when people are re-infected, when there’s a new variant, or when people stop taking precautions.
The best way to protect yourself against any variant and prevent a new wave of COVID-19 is to get vaccinated.
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Here are six ways to keep you and your family safe:
Get vaccinated!
Keep a safe distance!
Wear a mask!
Clean your hands frequently!
Ensure good air circulation by opening windows!
Cough or sneeze into your elbow!
Let’s stop another wave of COVID-19 infections.
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But being infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy increases your risk of severe illness and complications.
The good news is that pregnant women can safely receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
So, if you’re expecting, get vaccinated!
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The COVID-19 vaccines do NOT cause infertility in either men or women.
Check with Radio XXX for reliable, factual information on COVID-19—on air and online.
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The truth is that the COVID-19 vaccines do NOT infect you with the virus and do not make you infectious to others.
Millions of people have received the vaccines and are now protected against the virus, including all variants.
So, to get the facts on COVID-19, listen to Radio XXX.
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This means that you are much less likely to be infected with COVID-19.
So, get vaccinated! Protect yourself and your community.
Learn more on the Radio XXX Facebook page.
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They are very effective at protecting you from severe illness or death due to COVID-19.
After you are vaccinated, you can still get COVID-19, but your chances of being infected are much smaller. And if you are infected, your symptoms will be milder.
So, get vaccinated! Protect yourself and your community.
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But the chances of developing blood clots from the vaccine are very, very low.
In fact, you face a much greater risk of developing blood clots if you get infected with COVID-19.
So get vaccinated! Protect yourself and your community.
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But then she saw that many people around her were vaccinated and had not experienced any side effects.
So she got vaccinated.
Get the facts. Get vaccinated.
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When all our mothers, sisters, fathers, and brothers get vaccinated and take all necessary precautions, we will beat COVID-19 together!
So get vaccinated. Protect yourself and your community.
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They are available in some countries, but not others.
If you have received your full course of a COVID-19 vaccine, find out if booster shots are available in your area.
Get vaccinated. Protect yourself and your community.
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Acknowledgements
This resource was created within the AMPLIFY project, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).