Moderna is the COVID-19 Vaccine people will get at our clinics.
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Questions and Answers
Type of vaccine: mRNA
Number of shots: 2 shots, one month (28 days) apart
How given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Efficacy: Based on evidence from clinical trials, the Moderna vaccine was 94.1% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people who received two doses who had no evidence of being previously infected.
Does not contain:
| Most common side effects | |
| In the arm where you got the shot | Throughout the rest of your body |
| Pain Swelling Redness | Chills Tiredness Headache |
View the Vaccine Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
Type of vaccine: mRNA
Number of shots: 2 shots, 21 days apart
How given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Efficacy (how effective the vaccine is): Based on evidence from clinical trials, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 95% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people without evidence of previous infection.
Does not contain:
| Most common side effects | |
| In the arm where you got the shot | Throughout the rest of your body |
| Pain Swelling Redness | Chills Tiredness Headache |
View the Vaccine Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
As of December 28, 2020, large-scale (Phase 3) clinical trials are in progress or being planned for three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States:
