Things to know about the COVID-19 vaccines

What order are people receiving the vaccine in?

1. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities
2. People aged 75 years and older and frontline essential workers (fire fighters, police officers, teachers, food and agricultural workers, grocery store workers)
3. People aged 64-75 years and people aged 16-64 years with underlying medical conditions

Pfizer vs. Moderna

• Moderna is for those aged over 18 years old while Pfizer is over 16 years old.
• Pfizer is 95% effective while Moderna is only 94.1% effective.
• The time between doses for Moderna is 28 days while for Pfizer it is only 21 days.

Pfizer vaccine side effects:

• Injection site pain, swelling, or redness
• Tiredness
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Chills
• Joint pain
• Fever
• Nausea
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Possible of severe allergic reaction

Moderna vaccine side effects:

• Injection site pain, swelling, or redness
• Tiredness
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Joint pain
• Chills
• Fever
• nausea /vomiting

For more information visit these links:

https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/difference-between-pfizer-moderna-vaccine

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Moderna.html