V-safe
V-safe
After Vaccination Health Checker – V-safe
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched “V-safe” health screening tool to assist COVID-19 vaccine recipients in monitoring and reporting side effects.
Get vaccinated ⇒ Get your smartphone ⇒ Get started with V-safe
V-safe is a smartphone tool that uses text messages and online surveys to provide personalized health visits after you receive COVID-19 immunization.
With V-safe, you can quickly tell CDCs if you have any side effects after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Based on your answers, someone from the CDC can call you to check and obtain further information.
V-safe cannot arrange appointments for vaccines, including second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
V-safe will remind you to obtain your second shot of COVID-19 vaccine if you need it.
Participating in the CDC V-safe vaccine makes a difference – it helps ensure the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
When you receive a COVID-19 vaccine, your health care provider will provide you a v-safe information sheet.
This information sheet provides instructions on how to register and use V-safe.
How to register and use V-safe
You will need your smartphone and information on the COVID-19 vaccine you have been given.
This information can be found on the vaccination card you received during your vaccination, and if you cannot find your card, please contact your health care provider.
V-safe Register
The CDC website provides step-by-step guidance on how to register and use v-safe.
The CDC makes recommendations about who should be given the vaccine first, and then each state makes its own plan.
WHAT IS COVID-19?
COVID-19 disease is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.
This type of coronavirus has not been seen before.
You can get COVID-19 through contact with another person who has the virus. It is predominantly a respiratory illness that can affect other organs.
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.
Symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
Symptoms may include
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
Currently, in the USA, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Information
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Name: BNT162b2
Manufacturer: Pfizer, Inc., and BioNTech
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Type: mRNA
Number of shots: 2 shots, 21 days apart
How given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine does not contain Eggs, Preservatives and Latex
The possible side effects of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine that have been reported in clinical trials include
- Injection site pain
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Chills
- Joint pain
- Fever
- Injection site swelling
- Injection site redness
- Nausea
- Malaise
- Lymphadenopathy
Severe allergic reactions were reported following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during mass immunization outside of clinical trials.
WHAT SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR VACCINE PROVIDER BEFORE RECEIVING PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE?
- have any allergies
- have a fever
- have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner
- are immunocompromised or are on a medicine that affects your immune system
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
- are breastfeeding
- have received another COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) information
Name: mRNA-1273
Manufacturer: ModernaTX, Inc.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine type: mRNA
Number of shots: 2 shots, one month (28 days) apart
How given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contains Eggs, Preservatives and Latex
The possible side effects of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine include
- Pain at the injection site
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Myalgia
- Arthralgia
- Chills
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Axillary swelling/tenderness
- Fever
- Swelling at the injection site
- Erythema at the injection site
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