COVID Vaccine FAQs

Posted on January 20, 2021

by Daphne Bechrakis

With the COVID-19 vaccines starting to become available to the general public in Indiana, many people may have questions. The following links provide information on frequently asked vaccine questions from leading health agencies. 

 

Where to sign up for vaccinations: 

Indiana residents can sign up for their vaccine shots by going to https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/ and clicking “Find a Vaccination Site.” People who do not have a computer or access to the internet can call 2-1-1 to make an appointment instead. The LPCPL computer lab is available for people who don’t have a computer. 

 

Who gets the vaccine at what time:

More vulnerable groups of people will have access to the vaccine first. The groups currently eligible to be vaccinated are continuously updated at: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/

 

Is the vaccine safe?: 

Read up on the standard vaccine research and approval process at the CDC’s Vaccine Safety page. Other common questions about the current vaccine can be found at CDC’s Facts About the COVID-19 Vaccines

 

Are there side effects from the vaccine?: 

Any vaccine or medication carries the risk of side effects. Check out the FDA’s webpages on Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Common Side Effects and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Common Side Effects

 

After a vaccination, you can monitor your health and receive reminders about your next vaccine shot with the CDC’s V-Safe After Vaccine Health Checker smartphone tool. This tool gives you health check-in surveys and lets you report any side effects you may be having. 

 

You can click the quick link at the top of the library home page for COVID-19 Resources for up-to-date information.  

Daphne Bechrakis

Daphne Bechrakis

Daphne is a Public Services Librarian and Harry Potter enthusiast. In her free time, she enjoys reading, adding books to her ever-growing “to-be-read” list, hiking, and watching terrible movies with friends. One of her current life goals is to collect the entirety of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Her bucket list includes seeing the Aurora Borealis and going to Yellowstone National Park. She is the proud owner of a spider-plant named Skullcrusher III, first of its kind, which she has somehow managed not to kill yet.
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