VACCINE UPDATE
COVID-19 Vaccines: Guidance from Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic experts agree: You should get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available to you. The vaccines that we’re recommending have been approved for safe use. • Vaccine distribution will occur in phases, with those at highest risk in the earliest phases. We know the earliest group will include frontline workers and caregivers. • Mayo Clinic will continue to coordinate with state and local governments on future vaccine distribution phases. Details specific to Mayo campuses will be shared as plans are further defined and rollout continues: • Arizona | Florida | Rochester | MCHS • Practice social distancing, wear a mask properly outside your home, wash your hands frequently, and follow your state and local recommendations until the spread has stopped. The vaccine may not be recommended to those with certain health conditions. Talk to your health care provider if you have questions about receiving the vaccine.
Why get vaccinated?
You get vaccines to prevent you from getting an illness. An example of this is the flu vaccine. Vaccines help your body build up the ability to fight off a virus. A vaccine may not prevent you from getting the COVID-19 virus. But if you do get it, the vaccination may keep you from becoming seriously ill. Or it may keep you from developing complications due to the illness. And that may be a lifesaving benefit of the vaccine.
For more information, visit https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine
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Info and language pulled directly from Mayo Clinic webpage
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