Experts do not yet know how long you are protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19. You should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19. Q: If I already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I still need to get vaccinated?Ī: Yes. You will still get the vaccine at no-cost. If you do not have insurance coverage, tell your provider. This is so they can get reimbursed for giving you the vaccine. Q: Why am I being asked to show my insurance card?Ī: When you get COVID-19 vaccine, your provider may ask if you have an insurance card. Some vaccine providers might ask for a social security number, but you do not have to give one.
You do not need a social security number, or other documents with your immigration status, to get the vaccine. Also, your provider should not charge or bill you if you only go in to get vaccinated. You should not be charged an administration fee. Fourteen percent of vaccine recipients are either missing race/ethnicity data or are listed as “other” race ethnicity.Ī: COVID-19 vaccine is provided at no cost. Because of this, vaccine coverage rates for some demographic groups may be lower than the overall county average but are identified as having higher vaccine coverage, or vice versa. Vaccine recipients with unknown race/ethnicity data are excluded from the calculation. Vaccine coverage rates among racial/ethnic groups, for example, are identified by comparing vaccine coverage among each group to vaccine coverage among all vaccine recipients with known race/ethnicity data. NOTE: Vaccine coverage rates among demographic groups are determined by comparing all vaccine recipients in Cowlitz County for whom each demographic characteristic is known. ****Multiracial is likely an underestimate due to data quality issues in the vaccine data system. ***Rural NE Cowlitz County includes Silver Lake and Toutle. **Rural SE Cowlitz County includes Ariel and Cougar. *Rate not significantly different from county average. Learn more about additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine here. Immunocompromised people should get their additional dose before they get their booster dose.Īt this time, additional doses are not recommended for people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
What's an additional dose? Additional doses are given to people who are immunocompromised and who did not experience a strong immune response to their primary vaccine series. Learn more about COVID-19 vaccine booster doses here. Ages 12-17 may only get a Pfizer booster dose.īooster doses of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccine are the same as the first (and for Pfizer, second) doses. CDC recommends people get either Pfizer or Moderna for their booster dose. You should get your booster dose at least 2 months after receiving one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine if you’re age 18 years or older.īooster doses can be mixed and matched.You should get your booster dose at least 6 months after receiving your first two doses of the Moderna vaccine if you’re age 18 years or older.You should get your booster dose at least 5 months after receiving your first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine if you’re age 12 years or older.
What's a booster dose? Vaccine booster doses are given when the immune response from the primary vaccine series begins to wane over time.