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CDC and its partners are actively monitoring reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination. Active monitoring...

What You Need to Know At your first vaccination appointment, you should get a CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record card that tells you what...

What You Need to Know COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant,...

Evidence about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, although limited, has been growing. These data...

COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from getting COVID-19. You may have some side effects, which are normal signs that your body...

These people should get tested for COVID-19: Anyone who has had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. If you are...

COVID-19 vaccines are safe COVID-19 vaccines were developed using science that has been around for decades. COVID-19 vaccines are not...

If you have had COVID-19 If you had COVID-19 in the past three months, you may still have some protection from the virus. However, after...

If You Had a Severe Allergic Reaction to a COVID-19 Vaccine If you had a severe allergic reaction—also known as anaphylaxis—after getting...

Overview Bringing a new vaccine to the public involves many steps including vaccine development, clinical trials, U.S. Food and Drug...

Some COVID-19 vaccines may be more reactogenic than other vaccines that people are more familiar with. It is important to set this...

Information for Healthcare Providers and Pharmacists CDC now recommends that people aged 65 years and older, residents in long-term care...

Testing is available to anyone in Minnesota at no cost to them. The state of Minnesota has both community rapid and saliva testing sites...

Quarantine vs. Isolation You quarantine when you might have been exposed to the virus. You isolate when you have been infected with the...

CDC is committed to COVID-19 vaccine equity, which is when everyone has fair and just access to COVID-19 vaccination. There are many...

Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur. Sometimes new variants emerge and...

What You Need to Know If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you’ve taken the first step toward protecting yourself and your...

What to bring when you get vaccinated A mask. It is strongly recommended for unvaccinated people to wear a face covering. Some...

Patients seek health information from trusted sources, including healthcare providers and pharmacists. Your patients often consider you...

Discussing an Additional Dose of an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine As a healthcare provider, your answers to patient questions matter. Your strong...