Research Guides: COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Information Resources: COVID-19 Vaccine Information

About the COVID-19 Vaccine

From the CDC website with vaccine information:

What You Need to Know

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
You may have side effects after vaccination. These are normal and should go away in a few days.
It typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection (immunity) against the virus that causes COVID-19. You are not fully vaccinated until 2 weeks after the 2nd dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a one-dose vaccine.
Learn how to find a COVID-19 vaccine so you can get it as soon as you can.
People who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
Bust myths and learn the facts about COVID-19 vaccines.

Confronting Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment
This short document lists ways individuals, educators, health professionals, journalists, technology platforms, researchers, foundations and governments can counter the spread of COVID-19 myths.

Vaccine Finder
VaccineFinder helps you find clinics, pharmacies, and other locations that offer COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.
Vaccine appointment scheduler through Meijer
Washtenaw County Health Department

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) - CDC
Vaccines are monitored by VAERS and several other vaccine safety monitoring systems as part of the most intensive vaccine safety monitoring effort in U.S. history. This continuous, robust safety monitoring helps keep COVID-19 vaccines safe and helps ensure the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh any risks.