Get The Vaccine

Is the vaccine free?
Yes, the vaccine will not cost you anything.

Do I have to have health insurance to be eligible?
No. Anyone can get the vaccine, regardless of if they have health insurance or not. You cannot be turned away from a vaccine appointment because you don’t have health insurance.

What identification do I need?
No ID is required. Providers cannot require you to present a state or government-issued ID. The vaccine is available to everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Is the vaccine safe?
Yes. In clinical trials (where tens of thousands of people are enrolled to get vaccines and placebos, and are followed over time) the vaccines were determined to be safe and effective. If there were any doubts about safety, the vaccines would not have been approved by the FDA.

What about side effects?
After receiving the vaccine, a very small number of people have had allergic reactions, such as shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and rashes after vaccination. In a small number of cases these reactions have required medical attention. All vaccination clinics are equipped to deal with these rare situations on site.

Just as with other vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary effects soon after they enter the body and start teaching the immune system to go after the coronavirus — this actually means the vaccine is working! Tens of thousands of people have received the vaccines in clinical trials, and hundreds of thousands more Americans are getting it every day without any side effects.