#GetVaccinated

Safe and effective vaccines are bringing us back together.

Protect yourself and those you care about.

Hear From Medical Professionals and Staff:

Medical Professionals

Any vaccines that we have that can help in our toolbox to help prevent coronavirus are very important, and we need to do everything that we can to try and get shots in arms for people to give them protection.
Dr. Krutika Kuppalli – Infectious Disease Physician, Medical University of South Carolina

There have been no evidence whatsoever that fertility problems are a result of the vaccine. If you understand how the vaccine works, there’s no way there could be fertility problems.
Dr. Ashish Jha – Dean, Brown University School of Public Health

A lot of the side effects that people feel after the first dose, are similar to what you feel when you get a flu shot each year. This indicates that everything is going correctly. You are eliciting a good immune response to the vaccine.
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett – Immunologist, National Institutes of Health

These are the two or three reasons why you really need to get vaccinated, for your own health, for the health of your community and literally for the health of the entire nation.
Dr. Anthony Fauci – Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

I want to protect our residents and our health care workers, the older population, and the most vulnerable.
Emaury, Activity Director

I promise this vaccine works, I have seen it.
Keely, COVID-19 RN

I’ll admit I was scared at first to get the vaccine, however after hearing from others – especially our leadership team – it changed my mind.
Norine, Assistant Director of Dietary

I got the vaccination because I’m a grandmother and I want to be around for my family. I’m also around my mom a lot (who is also a nurse) and we both knew it was just the right thing to do.
Sonya, Certified Nursing Assistant

I decided to take the vaccine because I work in the healthcare field with a population who is most at risk of experiencing the dangerous side effects of COVID-19.
Tanita, Assistant Executive Director

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Getting vaccinated will help protect you, your family members, friends, coworkers, and our most vulnerable—like long term care residents—from COVID-19. The vaccines are highly effective in preventing individuals from getting sick or seriously ill from COVID-19 as well as slowing the spread. The vaccines are the best tool we have, especially when new variants of the virus emerge.

Ultimately, when we all get vaccinated, we can help end the pandemic.

Are the vaccines safe?

Yes. The vaccines have been subject to the most extensive safety monitoring effort in U.S. history. They were thoroughly tested in hundreds of thousands of individuals and the data from those clinical trials was rigorously examined. The vaccines continue to be monitored closely to ensure their safety and severe reactions to the vaccine have been extremely rare.

Do I need a vaccine booster?

It’s important that your COVID-19 vaccinations stay up to date. Vaccine effectiveness wanes over time and new COVID-19 variants continue to emerge. If it’s been a couple months since your last COVID-19 vaccination, it may be time to get a bivalent booster shot (find out if you’re eligible). Learn more about bivalent boosters.

More FAQs

It’s time to roll up our sleeves.

COVID-19 has been hard on everyone, but especially for those who live and work in long term care. The adoption of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines is a lifesaving turning point in the fight against this virus. It’s important that everyone get vaccinated, so we can protect our nation’s seniors, our loved ones, our colleagues, and ourselves.

It’s time to roll up our sleeves.

Share Your Story

Staff in nursing homes, assisted living communities and other facilities are choosing to #GetVaccinated to protect their residents and put an end to the pandemic.

If you’re one of the long term care heroes who is rolling up their sleeves to #GetVaccinated, share your story and a selfie!

Resources

We have developed resources to help you combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines among your family members, friends and coworkers.

Vaccine Facts

Social Toolkit

Provider Resources

The #GetVaccinated campaign was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.

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