Who is eligible to receive the vaccine?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine:
- Are you age 16 or older?
- Do you work or volunteer in healthcare and have (physical or close) contact or face-to-face interactions with patients? Examples include:
- Inpatient, outpatient, provider office setting, nursing homes, residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, in-home services
- This includes all clinical and non-clinical positions: clinicians, dietary, environmental services, administrators who have direct contact with patients, clergy who see patients in the healthcare setting, non-clinicians who assist in procedures, transportation staff, etc.
- This also includes local health department staff who interact with patients at test sites, health clinics or provide direct patient care
- Do you have exposure to COVID-19 infectious material? (Examples include cleaning of rooms or material from COVID-19 patients, performing COVID-19 testing, other exposure to infected tissue, performing autopsies or other post-mortem examinations of COVID-19 patients)
- Are you a first responder (fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, reservists and volunteers) who has contact with the public and could be called to the scene of an emergency?
INFORMATION ON INDIANA TESTING AND VACCINE
If you are eligible, click here to register and make an appointment.
How can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Below is a list of counties in the WLFI viewing area, select a county name to learn more about the vaccine plan for your area, and when you could get vaccinated.
- Tippecanoe County Health Dept
- Benton County Heath Dept
- Clinton County Health Dept
- Fountain County Health Dept
- Fulton County Health Dept
- Howard County Health Dept
- Jasper County Health Dept
- Montgomery County Heath
- Newton County Heath Dept
- Warren County Health Dept
- White County Heath Dept
Learn more about Indiana’s COVID-19 vaccine plan
Can a COVID-19 vaccine make me sick with COVID-19?
No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19.
SOURCE: CDC
After getting a COVID-19 vaccine, will I test positive for COVID-19 on a viral test?
No. Neither the recently authorized and recommended vaccines nor the other COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials in the United States can cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection.
SOURCE: CDC
If I have already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I still need to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes. Due to the severe health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, a vaccine should be offered to you regardless of whether you already had COVID-19 infection. CDC is providing recommendations to federal, state, and local governments about who should be vaccinated first.
SOURCE: CDC
Will a COVID-19 vaccination protect me from getting sick with COVID-19?
Yes. COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19, and this protects you from getting sick with COVID-19.
SOURCE: CDC
Will a COVID-19 vaccine alter my DNA?
No. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way.
SOURCE: CDC
Learn more about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program from the CDC.
Who is at most risk of getting COVID-19?
Older people and people of all ages with severe underlying health conditions — like heart disease, lung disease and diabetes, for example — seem to be at higher risk of developing serious COVID-19 illness.
Source: CDC
Below is a video from the CDC explaining the symptoms of COVID-19
