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Hawaii State Department of Health
COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions

What is a vaccine?

Ta In Wā?

Wā ej jiban enbwinnim bobrae jen am bok naninmij ko

ej jerbal nan bobrae eok jen am naninmij

Ejjab nan jolok naninmij kein

Ebban jiban kadiklok ak komour juon armij eo emoj an bed enanimij ibben.

Emaron koman bwe armij eo ekkar bed iturin eo enaninmij in Covid-19 bwe en

jab lap an naj maron bok naninmij in Covid-19 in.

Wā in ej ilo 3 wewin ko.

1. Ej bobrae eok jen am bok nañinmij in Covid-19.

2. Ej bobrae eok jen am lukwin nañinmij im barenwot am jako ak mij ne konaj

bok nañinmij in Covid-19.

3. Ej barenwot bobrae eok jen am kajeded nañinmij in Covid-19 nan ro jet.

What is an mRNA vaccine?

Ta melele in Wa in nae etan mRNA?

Wa kein naetan Messenger RNA ak "mRNA” ej wa ko rekkel tata im rej bobrae COVID-19

Wa in etto ko rej wa ki koj kaki ken kij ko remojno ak rikiki.

Wa kien naeetan MRNA rej karon enbweinner bwe en jela kajjien kij kein mekarta rejjab waiki koj ken lukun mol in kij en me ej koman ad bok covid en.

How safe is mRNA?

Eowi jonan an eman im tiljok Wa in nae etan mRNA?

Wa in nae etan mRNA rar bed ilo an komane jejjet im lukun jimwe nan kejbarok ekkar nan kotobar ko im nan wa ko jet im rej kojerbali ilo United States ak America.

Ri lale ak ri etale ro rar ekatak kake im kojerbale wa in mRNA elon lok jen 10 yiio.

mRNA wa in elab an eman iben scientist ro kine remaron komane ilo laboratory kan im kojerbal menko me rej maron readi im lale. Ej melele in ke enaj lukun mokaj lok jen mokta wa ko kojerbal kilan jerbal in etto ko.

Emoj aer kar ekatak kake Wa kein nae etan mRNA mokta jen flu, zika, cytomegalovirus (CMV). Ekkar nan ro rej jerbal im etaktak ken cancer, Wa kein nae etan mRNA rej jerbal enwot komane bwe immune system en kojerbali nan cancer cells ko wot.

Elkin aer boke melele ko ikijen kij in me ej koman COVID-19, Scientists ro kar komane Wa in mRNA bwe en jerbal enwot lelok melele ko nan cell ko bwe ren koman make aer protein ko enwot madde kan nan lowan Wa kein.

How safe is the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine?

Ewi Jonan an JAB Kauwatat Wā in Johnson & Johnson

Wā in ejjab Kauwatata nan eloñ armij. Ekanoj in jeja armij ro im rar bok wā in

Johnson & Johnson bok side effects ak walok nañinmij ko rej itok jen wā in.

Ro im emoj aer bok wā in Johnson & Johnson im rej eñjake metak bar, metak

lojeir, metak neeir, im barenwot ikijelok ilowan 3 week jen ien eo rar bok wā in

rej aikuj loe lok Takto eo aer. Ñe kwar bok wā in im emootlok 3 week jen ien eo

kwar wā, im ejjelok am Side effect ak nañinmij ko walok jen wā in,

ekwe kodredrelok kwajjab aikuj koman jabdrewot.

Can I get COVID-19 from the vaccine?

Imaroñ ke bok nañinmij in COVID-19 jen Wā in?

Koban!

Wā kein nae etan MRNA ejjab kojerbal kij en emour me ej koman ad bok COVID-19.

Wa kein nae etan MRNA rejjab meroñ lewaj kij in COVID-19 nan kwe.

Can mRNA vaccines affect my DNA?

Wa kein nae etan MRNA emaron ke jellet DNA eo aõ?

Wa in nae etan mRNA ejjab maron drelone cell kein ad ijo DNA kein ad rej bed ie

Enbwineer ej joloki mRNA ilo ien eo emokajtata elkin an dedelok jerbal eo ear komane

Wa in mRNA eban jelet DNA kein ad Ilo jabdrewot wewein.

How effective are COVID-19 vaccines?

Eowi jonan an jerbal wā in Covid-19 kein?

Wā kein im emoj komelim ñan kojerbale rej walok an lab aer jerbal ilo

aer bobrae kij jen ad nañinmij im bar enwot kadrik lok ad kajeded nañinmij im

barenwot kadriklok ad Jako ak Mij jen nañinmij in.

Ejjelok Wā ej 100% eman an Jerbal. Im elukwin aurok bwe jen lor nan in keañ

ko im rej itok jen jikin ejmour eo. Kojerbal Mask ko, Katolok dron 6 ne,

jab koba ibben dron ilo joko eloñ armij ie im bar enwot jab kebaak ro im rejjab

itok jen boroj eo am make. Wā kein rej jet kein jerbal ko raurok im renaj jiban

bwe en jemlok kitien pandemic ak nañinmij in.

What are the side effects?

Ta ko renaj walok nan kwe ne emoj am bok Wa kein?

Elon jet men rej walok nan ro rar bok wa kein. Menko rej enwot in:

Ematak peim

Kobwil

Ematak Enbwinnim

Ematak boram

Komak, koknan wot kiki

Men ko jet

Elon armij rej enjake jet men rej walok nan enbwinniner ak konke jidik wot aer enjaki, rej jab jelete aer komani men ko ekka aer komane aolep ran. Ebbam lukun naj lab aer enjaki men ko rellap. Men ko jenaj enjaki renaj mokaj aer jako ilowan wot juon lok nan jilu ran.

How long does vaccine immunity last?

Eowi toin an jerbal Wa in?

Kin wot an kaal naninmij in Covid-19 in, jejjab jela eowi to in jerbal ibbed. Jet ian ro im elukun bar kaal nan er rej ba jet armij rej ba ejjab aitok an jerbal ilo enbwinnier

Jejjab jela eowi aitok kan an jerbal wa kein mae ien eto lok ad kojerbali wa kein

Rijerbal rein m elab aer melele Covid-19 rej lukun lale im ekkatak ken eowi to in an jerbal nan bobrae covid-19 ken Wa kein im jen kej make ro im emoj aer kar bok kij in naninmij in.

Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women?

Won ro rej aikuj bok Wa in?

Wa ne nan Covid-19 ej nan aoleb ro 18 aer yiio im lonlok, ijelokkin wot ro rej kadoki Wa ko jet.

Ne kwe eo juon koj kijon kadok Wa ko, calle lok doctor eo am im lale ibben eman ke am bok Wa in.

Who should be vaccinated?

Won ro rej aikuj bok Wā in?

Wā in emoj an walok im alikar ke ejjab kauwatata nan eloñ armij.

Jibed link ak website in ijin lal ñan am iten lale kajitok ko renaj kajitok ibbam

mokta jen am naj bok wā in Covid-19 eo.

Hawaiicovid19.com/translations

Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children and adolescents?

Eman ke Wā in Covid-19 ko nan ajiri im kab rimandred ro?

Wā eo nae etan Pfizer/BionTech emoj an melim nan an ro 12 iio im ritolok boke.

Wā ko Jet rej nan ritto ro 18 iio im ritolok.

How does vaccination work?

Eowi Wewin wewin an Wā in jerbal?

Wā ko nae etair Pfizer im Maderna ej aikuj bwe kwon bok 2 katen bwe en jerbal

wā kein.

Wā eo nae etan Pfizer kwoj aikuj bok wā eo kein karuo ak 2nd dose eo elikin

3 week jen ien eo kwar bok wā kein kajuon ak 1st dose eo.

Wā eo nae etan Maderna kwoj aikuj bok wā eo kein karuo ak 2nd dose eo elikin

4 week jen ien eo kwar bok wā kein kajuon ak 1st dose eo.

Ilo am naj ilok im bok wā kein ilo jikin wā ko, konaj meroñ in koman e

appointment eo am nan bok wā eo am kein karuo ejja ilo jikin wā in wot.

Wā eo nae etan Johnson & Johnson ak J&J, Kwoj aikuj bok juon wot Katen im

emoj. Kwojjab aikuj in rol lok im bok wā kein karuo.

Who is able to be vaccinated in Hawaii?

Won ro rej meroñ bok wā in ilo Hawaii in?

Aoleb ro 12 aer year im ritolok, ro rej bed im mour ilo Hawaii in.

Kien eo im jikin ejmour eo ej rejañ rein bwe ren aoleb ilok im bok wā in.

How much will the vaccine cost?

Jete wonen Wa in?

Ejelok wonen Wa in nan aoleb armij

Jet ien, ro rej letok Wa in rej bok wonen ikijen aer letoke ak jee ki.

What is the best place to get accurate information about vaccines?

Enaj endeet aio jela naat en ien aio boke Wa in COVID-19 in?

Hawaii Department eo an jikin Ejmour enaj lewoj melele kein ilo elon kind wawen ko ne elon Wa ko rebojak nan boki.

Komaron bar ron jen Doctor eo am, jikin jerbal eo am, kojela ko jen Ritel ro am state im local im ilo TV news ko.

Hawaii Department eo an jikin Ejmour ej komane bwe aoleb melele ko ren kaal ikijen Wa ko ilo Hawaii in ilo www.hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine

Will the pandemic safety guidance to mask, distance, and wash go away?

En ke jako ad kojerbal buntan ne ko nan kejbarok ilo pandamic in enwot kojerbal mask ko, kotolok kwe make 6 ne jen ro jet, im kajion jab koba lok ilo joko ebol armij ie?

Jab, jokdron ne emoj am bok wa keink ruo, ak koj aikuj konake mask ne am im kaminene kejbarok yuk jen naninmij enwot jab kebbak armij ro jet.

Kar mokta, mokade doctor ro rar aikuj in lukun katak ta kilan an naj Wa in an COVID-19 jiban koj kaki, im kio emoj aer ukote nan lukun katak katak kejbarok bwe en jab ajeded COVID-19 IN.

HDOH im state im local ritel ro aer renaj kwalok nan aoleb armij bwe ren jela naat en enaj eman nan kabojrak kojerbali bunton ko nan kejbarok koj make enwot mask, kotolok kwe make, jab koba lok ibben joko elon armij ie.

What is “herd immunity” and how does it work?

Ta in “herd immunity” im endeet an jerbal?

Herd Immunity ej ien ne community eo rejjab naninmij jen naininmij kabobo in bolen kinki emoj aer kar bok naninmij moktalok ak ne ejab bolen rar boke wa eo an naninmij in.

Ej komane bwe en kojbarok armij ro im rar jab bok naninmij in bwe eben an ajeded naninmij in.

What percentage of the population needs to get vaccinated to reach herd immunity to COVID-19?

Jete percentage in aoleb armij ro ilo community rej aikuj in bok Wa in bwe ren maron bok herd immunity nan COVID-19?

Rijerbal ro elab aer jela ken jerbal kein rejjab jela jete percentage in armij rej aikuj bok Wa in bwe ren maron bok herd immunity nan COVID-19 in.

Does the flu shot help prevent COVID-19?

Wa in flu shot in ej ke jiban bwe jen jab mron bok COVID-19?

Wa ne nae etan Influenza (“flu shot”) eban kejbarok yuk jen am boke naninmij in COVID-19 in.

Elukin aorok bwe kon bok wa in flu in aolep yiio ilo tore in Covid-19 ajeded ilo aoleb en lal in. Wa in Flu in enaj jiban yuk ken jet wawan ko reman nan ejmour ne am, enwot koman bwe konjab bok naninmij in flu in, enaj kadiklok bwe konjab lukun lab am naninmij ne konaj naninmij in flu im jab etal im drelon ilo hospita.

Wa in Flu kane relukun lab aer aurok bwe rej koman bwe kon lukun ejmour im koman bwe jikin doctor ko ak hospital ko renjab lab aer obrak ilo tore in COVID-19 Pandemic in.

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(January 28, 2021)