How does the COVID-19 vaccine work?

A COVID-19 vaccine will help our bodies develop immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19 without us having to get the illness. Vaccines train the immune system to prevent infections and illness by making antibodies and special white blood cells.

How is vaccine distributed?

The COVID-19 vaccine is available to individuals 6 months of age and older.  Find a location near you at vaccines.gov.

Have more questions? 

Get them answered! https://getvaccineanswers.org/

Greater than COVID Video Series: the series of more than 20 videos answer questions from “Do the COVID vaccines change your DNA?” to “Are the drug companies just trying to get rich?” and more. 

• View the videos here:  https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/health/post/greater-covid-video-series 

Vaccine Availability

Information on COVID-19 vaccine providers and how to receive one can be found at:  https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/health/covid19/vaccine/vaccine-clinic

Vaccination Data

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting data on vaccines distributed statewide and by county.  Information is available at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation.  

The Centers for Disease tracks community vaccination rates along with COVID-19 transmission numbers at:  https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home