Age requirements have been lowered for the Covid vaccine in New York State and there are an increasing number of vaccination sites. Many people still have questions, though, about the vaccines. Here is what the Centers for Disease Control wants you to know:
- Covid vaccination is an important tool to help stop the Covid pandemic.
- COVID vaccination helps protect people from getting sick or severely ill with COVID-19 and might also help protect people around them.
- To receive the most protection, people should receive all recommended doses of a Covid vaccine.
- It typically takes two weeks after you are fully vaccinated for your body to build immunity against the virus that causes Covid.
- You can use this Vaccine Finder to find Covid vaccine locations near you: https://vaccinefinder.org/search/?zipcode=10583&medications=779bfe52-0dd8-4023-a183-457eb100fccc%2Ca84fb9ed-deb4-461c-b785-e17c782ef88b%2C784db609-dc1f-45a5-bad6-8db02e79d44f&radius=25
- You may have side effects after vaccination, but these are normal.
- The Covid vaccines cannot give you the disease itself.
- The CDC recommends you get a Covid vaccine as soon as one is available to you.
