If you require non-urgent medical attention, call the medical center at 970.728.3848. INFORMATION —> Coronavirus (COVID-19) COVID-19 VACCINE Registration and FAQs UPCOMING VACCINE CLINICS VACCINE REGISTRATION COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution The Telluride Regional Medical Center, along with San Miguel County Public Health, has been approved as a distribution site for the COVID-19 vaccine. San Miguel County Public Health leads the distribution and vaccine inventory. The vaccine is free throughout every phase of distribution. Staff at the Medical Center are entirely dedicated to a process that is efficient and equitable. Current Phase II Vaccine distribution includes all Coloradans. Equitable distribution will be our priority throughout every phase of distribution and we will be working closely with our partners at San Miguel County Public Health to ensure that every person who wants a vaccine will get one. Vaccine Distribution: Phase 2 General Public Vaccines are now available to the general public. Anyone over 12 is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.people in previous phases are still eligible. PRE-REGISTER FOR VACCINE UPCOMING VACCINE CLINICS When vaccinated, it is imperative that residents and visitors follow state protocol and adhere to the Five Commitments of Containment. COVID-19 VACCINE FAQs Q: How can I sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine? A: Complete the pre-registration application form below - submit your contact information and answer a few questions for San Miguel County Public Health. You will then be contacted for a vaccine appointment when you qualify. Information submitted will be kept confidential. COVID-19 Vaccine Pre-Registration Application Form You can also see which regional pharmacies have vaccines available and sign up for an appointment at vaccinefinder.org. A: The U.S. vaccine safety system ensures that all vaccines are as safe as possible. Learn how federal partners are working together to ensure the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. CDC has developed a new tool, v-safe, as an additional layer of safety monitoring to increase our ability to rapidly detect any safety issues with COVID-19 vaccines. V-safe is a new smartphone-based, after-vaccination health checker for people who receive COVID-19 vaccines. This vaccine, like all vaccines, was subject to Clinical Trials to check for safety and effectiveness, first, in a small group of people, to determine that the vaccine did not cause significant harm or what’s called adverse reactions in those tested. Once the vaccine was determined safe to test in a larger group of people, researchers looked at how effective the vaccine is to protect against Covid-19. In this case, tens of thousands of people received the vaccine providing an enormous amount of data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval process. Two months of data was submitted. Why two months? That’s the accepted window of time that most adverse side effects would be seen. Q: Is the Covid vaccine safe? Q: I thought it takes years to develop a vaccine? Is this rushed? A: Typically vaccine research and development does take years. And sometimes there still isn’t one determined to be safe and effective enough to proceed. In fact, we still don’t have a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The U.S. Government’s “Operation Warp Speed” initiative pledged $10 billion to develop and deliver 300 million doses of a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. This Covid-19 vaccine only took months to develop and test, but it still went through the same rigorous trials that are required by the FDA before releasing it to the public for widespread use. Q: What is Operation Warp Speed? A: Operation Warp Speed's goal is to produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective vaccines with the initial doses available by January 2021, as part of a broader strategy to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics (collectively known as countermeasures).5 So far, Congress has directed almost $10 billion to this effort through supplemental funding, including the CARES Act. Congress has also appropriated other flexible funding. The almost $10 billion specifically directed includes more than $6.5 billion designated for countermeasure development through BARDA and $3 billion for NIH research.6 HHS developed a factsheet to explain Operation Warp Speed and their progress to date available here: Fact Sheet: Explaining Operation Warp Speed | HHS.gov. Q: What are the potential short-term side effects if I get this vaccine? A: Like other shots, a sore arm is a potential side effect. This vaccine may also make you feel tired for a couple of days as your immune system processes the vaccine. A: Long-term side effects are unlikely. Serious side effects that could cause a long-term health problem are extremely unlikely following any vaccination, including COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine monitoring has historically shown that side effects generally happen within six weeks of receiving a vaccine dose. For this reason, the FDA required each of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to be studied for at least two months (eight weeks) after the final dose. Millions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines, and no long-term side effects have been detected. CDC continues to closely monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. If scientists find a connection between a safety issue and a vaccine, FDA and the vaccine manufacturer will work toward an appropriate solution to address the specific safety concern (for example, a problem with a specific lot, a manufacturing issue, or the vaccine itself). Q: What about long-term side effects of this vaccine? Q: Is there actual COVID-19 live virus in this vaccine? A: There is no live, weakened or deadened virus is in the vaccine. Instead, it’s comprised of genetic code of a portion of the virus. Therefore, there is no way to get infected with Covid-19 from the vaccine itself. Q: How does this vaccine work? A: Vaccines stimulate the human body’s own protective immune responses so that, if a person is infected with a pathogen the immune system can quickly prevent the infection from spreading within the body and causing disease. In this way, vaccines mimic natural infection but without actually causing a person to become sick. The Covid-19 vaccines are made up of genetic material. Called Messenger RNA (mRNA). Safety: RNA vaccines are not made with pathogen particles or inactivated pathogen, so are non-infectious. RNA does not integrate itself into the host genome and the RNA strand in the vaccine is degraded once the protein is made. Efficacy: early clinical trial results indicate that these vaccines generate a reliable immune response and are well-tolerated by healthy individuals, with few side effects. Production: vaccines can be produced more rapidly in the laboratory in a process that can be standardized, which improves responsiveness to emerging outbreaks. Q: How much protection will the vaccine give me and for how long? A: We don’t know if the vaccine prevents actual infection and therefore transmission – or if it simply prevents you from getting sick from the infection and or how long that protection will last. Q: Can I go back to living “normal” after I get the vaccine? A: We will still be wearing face masks for some time since it’ll take time to get everyone vaccinated. We will also need to continue to build up herd immunity to make it tough for the virus to survive and spread like it’s been doing for the past year. Q: How much is it likely to cost? A: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing the vaccination for free. The clinics or pharmacies may charge an administration fee to insurance. If this is not covered the fee is waived and the clinic/ pharmacies can apply for reimbursement through the Cares act. In the meantime, the “Five Commitments” is still your best protection against Covid-19. Maintain social distancing Wear your face covering Limit group sizes Wash your hands frequently Stay home when sick and get tested Q: How many COVID-19 vaccines are currently under development? A: As of Nov. 4, four vaccines have begun large-scale (Phase 3) clinical trials in the United States. All but one of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in Phase 3 clinical trials need two shots to be effective. The other COVID-19 vaccine uses one shot.1 • Pfizer/BioNTech submitted an EUA request on Nov. 20. The FDA has scheduled a review panel for Dec. 10. • Moderna plans to submit an EUA in the “coming weeks.”2 • Johnson & Johnson initiates second global Phase III clinical trail.3 • Oxford Biomedica focus on completing the Phase II/III clinical trail Q: I've had COVID-19, do I need a vaccine? A: Yes, you should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19. That’s because experts do not yet know how long you are protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19. Even if you have already recovered from COVID-19, it is possible—although rare—that you could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 again. Learn more about why getting vaccinated is a safer way to build protection than getting infected. If you were treated for COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma, you should wait 90 days before getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Talk to your doctor if you are unsure what treatments you received or if you have more questions about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Experts are still learning more about how long vaccines protect against COVID-19 in real-world conditions. CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available. Related page: Benefits of Getting Vaccinated Q: What is the recommendation for pregnant or lactating women? A: Information keeps changing, a great resource for the latest information is here. Back to Top ^ VISIT US 500 West Pacific Ave. PO Box 1229 Telluride, CO 81435 Phone (970) 728-3848 Fax (970) 728-3404 PRIMARY CARE HOURS By appointment only. Mon 8 - 5pm Tue 8 - 5pm Wed 9 - 5pm Thur 8 - 5pm Fri 8 - 5pm Sat 9 - 3pm Sun Closed EMERGENCY CARE Open 24/7 For life-threatening emergencies, please call 9-1-1. 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