At your first vaccination appointment, you should get a CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record card that tells you what COVID-19 vaccine you received, the date you received it, and where you received it. Keep your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record card for future use.
Medical contraindications to COVID-19 vaccination include immediate or severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous dose or component of a COVID-19 vaccine or known allergy to a component of a COVID-19 vaccine.
VAMS is a vaccine appointment scheduling system that your health department, employer, or provider may be using to manage vaccine appointments. V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Yes. Documentation or other information regarding an individual's vaccination status is confidential medical information under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and some state privacy laws.
Some people may be at risk for an adverse reaction because of an allergy to one of the vaccine components or a medical condition. This is referred to as a medical exemption. Some people may decline vaccination because of a sincerely held religious belief. This is referred to as a religious exemption.
Researchers have reported higher rates of severe COVID-19 and death in people with autoimmune disease than in the general population. It is unclear whether this is attributable to the autoimmune disease, the immunosuppressive medications taken to treat it, or both.
An immediate allergic reaction happens within 4 hours after getting vaccinated and could include symptoms such as hives, swelling, and wheezing (respiratory distress).
The FDA has authorized Paxlovid for anyone age 12+ who is at high risk for developing a severe case of COVID-19. “If you're pregnant, if you're obese, if you're older, if you have comorbidities or if you have underlying health issues, you should talk to your doctor about taking Paxlovid,” says Kenney.
If your immune system is compromised because of an underlying medical condition or medication you take, you should still get the COVID vaccine. The approved COVID vaccines do not contain a live virus and cannot infect anyone — immunocompromised or otherwise — with the coronavirus.
Discussions with health department staff are confidential. This means that your personal and medical information will be kept private and only shared with those who may need to know, like your health care provider.
Yes, individuals who receive a nonreplicating, inactivated or mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood without a waiting period.
See full answerPregnant people who would like to participate must be enrolled in v-safe. If people enrolled in v-safe report that they were pregnant at the time of vaccination or became pregnant shortly after vaccination, the registry staff* may call them to learn more about their pregnancy course and outcome. Even if you are no longer pregnant, you may still be eligible to enroll in the registry. *CDC has contracted Abt Associates to contact participants for CDC's v-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry. V-safe and the V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry: What's the Difference? v-safe is a smartphone-based system