Who should NOT get the vaccine?

Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients should not get the vaccine. Also, if you have an allergic reaction to the first does of the vaccine, you should not get a second dose.

Pfizer COVID-19 Ingredients

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine includes the following ingredients: mRNA, lipids ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide, 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, and cholesterol), potassium chloride, monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and sucrose. Food and environmental allergies will not prevent you from getting the Pfizer vaccine.

FDA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers – Pfizer

Moderna COVID-19 Ingredients

Each dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains 100 mcg of nucleosidemodified messenger RNA (mRNA), a total lipid content of 1.93 mg (SM-102, polyethylene glycol [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), 0.31 mg tromethamine, 1.18 mg tromethamine hydrochloride, 0.043 mg acetic acid, 0.12 mg sodium acetate, and 43.5 mg sucrose.

FDA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers – Moderna

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1. How do I get on the list for the COVID-19 vaccine?
2. Who should get the vaccine?
3. Who should NOT get the vaccine?
4. Are the COVID-19 vaccines really safe?
5. How many vaccinations will I need?
6. Does the immunity from the disease last longer than the vaccine?
7. Do I need to get the vaccine if I've had COVID-19?
8. What information should I provide when I do get my vaccination?
9. What are the known side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine?
10. Can I get COVID-19 from the vaccine?
11. Will getting the vaccine cause me to test positive on a COVID-19 test?
12. Will I be contagious to others if I get the vaccine?
13. Can I stop wearing a mask after I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
14. Will I have to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine?
15. Will there be enough vaccine for everyone?