Including information about how the COVID-19 vaccine works from Yale University.
What the CDC has to say:
Healthcare personnel continue to be on the front line of the nation’s fight against this deadly pandemic. Healthcare personnel’s race and ethnicity, underlying health conditions, occupation type, and job setting can contribute to their risk of acquiring COVID-19 and experiencing severe outcomes, including death. By providing critical care to those who are or might be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, healthcare personnel have a high risk of being exposed to and getting sick with COVID-19. As of December 3, the day CDC published these recommendations, there were more than 249,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 866 deaths among healthcare personnel.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN AUSTIN
PHASE 1A: HEALTHCARE WORKERS
First-tier:
Paid and unpaid workers in hospital settings working directly with patients who are positive or at high risk for COVID-19. Such as but not limited to:
Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other support staff (custodial staff, etc.)
Additional clinical staff providing supporting laboratory, pharmacy, diagnostic, and/or rehabilitation services
Others having direct contact with patients or infectious materials
Long-term care staff working directly with vulnerable residents. Includes:
Direct care providers at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and state supported living centers
Physicians, nurses, personal care assistants, custodial, food service staff
EMS providers who engage in 9-1-1 emergency services like pre-hospital care and transport
Home health care workers, including hospice care, who directly interface with vulnerable and high-risk patients
Residents of long-term care facilities
Second tier:
Staff in outpatient care settings who interact with symptomatic patients. Such as but not limited to:
Physicians, nurses, and other support staff (custodial staff, etc.)
Clinical staff providing diagnostic, laboratory, and/or rehabilitation services
Non 9-1-1 transport for routine care
Healthcare workers in corrections and detention facilities
Direct care staff in freestanding emergency medical care facilities and urgent care clinics
Community pharmacy staff who may provide direct services to clients, including vaccination or testing for individuals who may have COVID
Public health and emergency response staff directly involved in administration of COVID testing and vaccinations
Last responders who provide mortuary or death services to decedents with COVID-19. Includes:
Embalmers and funeral home workers who have direct contact with decedents
Medical examiners and other medical certifiers who have direct contact with decedents
School nurses who provide health care to students and teachers
Many local pharmacies and doctor's offices will be providing vaccinations. If you fall in any of the above categories, visit the Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Locations map to see vaccine providers near you. (*Do not show up at a hospital or clinic looking for a vaccine. Instead please check their website for information about vaccine availability. Call if the website doesn’t answer your questions.)
How much does the vaccine cost? Nothing; it's totally free.
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