Vaccines
5 doses per vial
What medical conditions disqualify someone from receiving a Covid-19 vaccine?
There are not any underlying medical conditions that disqualify a client from getting the vaccine, except allergic reactions to any of the ingredients.
What is considered close contact to a Covid-19 case?
According to the CDC, you are considered a close contact, if: You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more within a 24-hour period (e.g. could be three 5-minute exposures).
They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you.
What vaccine brand are homebound patients provided? Why might this be?
Johnson & Johnson since it only requires one dose, which provides full protection faster and does not require patients to schedule a second dose.
What state is the largest in the US?
Alaska
What are the common side effects of Covid-19 vaccines?
Pain, swelling, and/or redness at the injection site
tiredness
headache
muscle pain
chills
joint pain
fever
nausea
feeling unwell
swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy)
How many days after testing positive for Covid-19 do you have to wait before receiving a vaccine? Why?
Ensure that they have been released from isolation (at least 10 days from positive test or symptom onset - whichever was first). We do not want to expose the public health nurse and the CDC requires that people are released from isolation before being vaccinated.
How long is the incubation period for Covid-19?
2-14 days
How many caregivers are able to receive a vaccine for each homebound client?
two caregivers max
What type of battery do Tesla cars use?
Lithium Ion
How many days do you have to wait between the first and second dose of each Covid-19 vaccine?
21 days for Pfizer-BioNTech
28 days for Moderna
Johnson & Johnson is only one dose
Up to 42 days between doses is permissible when a delay is unavoidable.
If I am vaccinated and I am around others who are vaccinated do we need to take precautions such as masks, etc?
According to CDC guidelines, you can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing and you can visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html
If your partner tests positive for covid-19, do you need to isolate or quarantine?
You need to begin quarantine after your partner has completed their isolation period
What types of resources can you find in our resource document?
Hint: There are 8 categories
Mental Health
Medical
Food
Shelter
Medicine/Food Delivery
Childcare
Domestic Violence/Child Abuse
Financial Assistance
True or False: It is illegal to hunt unicorns in Michigan
False! In Michigan you can legally hunt unicorns with the right hunting license. Lake Superior State University in Michigan offers a unicorn hunting license.
What are the three vaccines approved for EUA?
What vaccines are currently in phase three clinical trials?
Approved: Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson
In phase three clinical trials: AstraZeneca and Novavax
When are you considered "fully vaccinated", or have maximum protection from Covid-19?
You will have maximum protection starting 2 weeks after your second dose (for Moderna and Pfizer) and 2 weeks after your single dose (Johnson & Johnson).
According to the CDC, how long can someone test positive for covid after getting it?
You may continue to test positive for three months or more without being contagious to others. For this reason, you should be tested only if you develop new symptoms of possible COVID-19.
When scheduling a homebound client to be vaccinated, should you complete the pre-screening form if there are no available vaccine openings?
No
True or False: Swans are monogamous
True! They mate for life
What part of the Covid-19 virus does the vaccine try to get the body to attack?
If you're fully vaccinated for Covid-19, do you need to be tested 1-3 days before leaving the country?
You should continue to follow CDC's recommendations for traveling safely and get tested 3-5 days after travel. You do NOT need to get tested before leaving United States unless your destination requires it.
Does wearing a mask protect myself from getting Covid-19, or does it protect those around me?
Wearing a mask will protect those around you from infection. COVID-19 is spread from person to person by respiratory droplets, which are largely projected when you cough, sneeze, talk and sing.
Cloth face masks act as barriers, preventing those around you from inhaling these droplets.
What are 2 of the deciding factors for being considered homebound?
Homebound persons include those that need the help of another person or medical equipment such as crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair to leave their home, or their medical provider believes that their health or illness could get worse if they leave their home, and they typically do not leave their home.
What height is considered a giant?
Between 7 and 9 feet tall
In humans, this condition is caused by over-production of growth hormones in childhood