Get The Facts
Answers to questions shared by Tribal Extension agents about COVID-19 vaccines, side-effects, costs, eligibility, and more.
COVID-19 disease, treatments, and long-hauler questions
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Are there treatments for COVID19 now? How effective are they and are they available in Indian Country?
- CDC has up-to-date information on COVID19 treatments and therapeutics: https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapeutic-management/
- NIH Facebook Livestream Recording: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci and NIH Tribal Health Research Office (THRO) Director Dr. David Wilson address important questions surrounding COVID-19 research, clinical trials, and vaccines within American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Watch on Facebook | Watch on YouTube | Listen Only (Request Audio File)
- Additional COVID19 Resources for Tribes are available: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/tribal/resources.html
Why are Native American death rates from COVID so high? Are higher death rates associated with underlying health issues?
- CDC issues a report in Dec 2020 about the COVID19 mortality among AIAN persons. Report is available: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6949a3.htm
- Johns Hopkins University Centers for American Indian Health – What Tribes should know about COVID19 handout: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/caih-rl-media/2021/01/What-Tribal-Members-Need-to-Know.pdf
What are the most common long-hauler symptoms (e.g., respiratory, heart, brain fog, loss of smell/taste)? Are there treatments for them? Is there a correlation between long-hauler symptoms and the severity of the COVID19 and/or with underlying health issues?
- UC-Davis Health has excellent resources on COVID19 long-hauler symptoms and treatments: https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/covid-19-long-haulers.html
How common are long-lasting COVID19 symptoms? Are they more/less common in Indian Country?
- NW Indian Health Board has an excellent presentation about COVID19 long-haulers in Indian Country: https://www.indiancountryecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Long-term-Outcomes-in-Covid-19-Patients.pdf
Can children get COVID? What are the typical symptoms? Can they spread it even if they aren’t sick? Are children with allergies or other health conditions more at risk?
- CDC maintains the latest info on COVID19 in children at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children/symptoms.html#:~:text=While%20fewer%20children%20have%20been,from%20COVID%2D19.
Can animals contract COVID19 and can they pass it to other animals or humans?
Very few cases of COVID19 have been reported in animals in the US. CDC and USDA-APHIS are monitoring disease spread to animals.
- CDC Facts about COVID-19 and Animals
- USDA-APHIS Report on Cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Animals in the United States
- Graphic of SARs-CoV-2 in Animals by State
- University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, “COVID-19 likely spreading from people to animals and vice versa”
COVID-19 vaccine antibody questions
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How do antibodies from the vaccination differ from those produced from the virus?
- COVID19 Prevention Network Vaccine Basics and how we develop immunity: https://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org/vaccine-basics/
- COVID19 Prevention network Monclonal antibodies handout: https://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org/vaccine-basics/
Can a person who is vaccinated still spread COVID?
Excellent resources about COVID19 vaccines are available at:
- JHU Center of American Indian Health facts about vaccines handout: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/caih-rl-media/2021/01/Understanding-COVID-19-Vaccines.pdf
- Mayo Clinic COVID19 vaccines: Get the Facts: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-vaccine/art-20484859#:~:text=Getting%20COVID%2D19%20might,COVID%2D19%20vaccine.
- CDC Frequently Asked Questions about COVID19 vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html
- CDC Facts about COVID19 vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html
- Information about COVID19 in funding and resources for Tribes is available from the CDC Healthy Tribes program: https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/index.html
What resources are available for us to help us discuss COVID19 vaccines in our communities?
- CDC has a COVID19 vaccine communications toolkit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/toolkits/community-organization.html
How does herd immunity work for COVID19 vaccinations
- COVID19 Prevention Network Infographic on population immunity: https://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org/covid19-vaccine-immunity/
- COVID19 Prevention Network YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpOWHfd2CjhIhaITS4vfueA
Pfizer vs. Moderna vs. Johnson & Johnson and other vaccines
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Why do Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require 2 shots? What happens if I don’t get the second shot? What happens if I wait more than 3-4 weeks after the first shot?
- FDA FAQs on Pfizer vaccine: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions
- FDA FAQs on Moderna vaccine: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions
Why were vaccines produced so quickly and are they safe?
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in English: https://www.fda.gov/media/143890/download
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in Cherokee: https://www.fda.gov/media/144381/download
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in Navajo: https://www.fda.gov/media/144382/download
How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine work, and how is it different from Pfizer and Moderna?
- NY Times article (Feb 27, 2021) – How the Johnson & Johnson vaccine works: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine.html
Side effects
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What are the risks for Tribal Elders of getting (or not getting) the vaccine?
- COVID19 Prevention Network YouTube video “Vaccines do NOT cause COVID19”: http://Coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org
- COVID Prevention Network YouTube video “Is one vaccine does enough?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anrsfua7iac&feature=youtu.be
Why were vaccines produced so quickly and are they safe?
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in English: https://www.fda.gov/media/143890/download
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in Cherokee: https://www.fda.gov/media/144381/download
- FDA Factsheet on COVID19 Emergency Use Authorization in Navajo: https://www.fda.gov/media/144382/download
Rumors and Disinformation
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Is the vaccine just a way for the government to “microchip you?
Resources to debunk myths about COVID19 Vaccine:
- University of Alabama at Birmingham debunking myths about COVID19 vaccine: https://www.uab.edu/news/youcanuse/item/11771-debunking-the-myths-about-the-covid-19-vaccine
- Washington Post “No, coronavirus vaccines aren’t made from aborted fetuses or to control population: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/12/08/no-coronavirus-vaccines-arent-made-aborted-fetuses-or-created-control-population-more-lessons-about-fake-news/
- FactCheck.Org “COVD19 Vaccines Don’t have patient-tracking devices”: https://www.factcheck.org/2020/12/covid-19-vaccines-dont-have-patient-tracking-devices/
- New York Times “No, there are no microchips in coronavirus vaccines: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/technology/no-there-are-no-microchips-in-coronavirus-vaccines.html