COVID-19 Vaccines

Question 1

How is COVID-19 spread?

Answer 1

Respiratory droplets

Question 2

Incubation period of COVID-19

Answer 2

2-14 days

Question 3

COVID-19 signs/symptoms

Answer 3

Fever, cough, headache, myalgia, nasal congestion, loss of smell/taste, sore throat (more severe presentation if immunocompromised)

Question 4

Severe disease is more common in patients with what disease states?

Answer 4

Diabetes, obesity, asthma/chronic lung disease, immunosuppression

Question 5

Different COVID vaccines

Answer 5

Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson

Question 6

Age minimum to get the Pfizer vaccine

Answer 6

5

Question 7

Age minimum to get the Moderna vaccine

Answer 7

18

Question 8

Age minimum to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine

Answer 8

18

Question 9

Primary series for the Pfizer vaccine

Answer 9

2 doses given 21 days apart

Question 10

When can patients get their booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine?

Answer 10

5 months after last dose of the primary series

Question 11

Primary series for Moderna vaccine

Answer 11

2 doses given 28 days apart

Question 12

When can patients get their booster dose of the Moderna vaccine?

Answer 12

5 months after last dose of the primary series

Question 13

Primary series for J&J vaccine

Answer 13

1 dose

Question 14

When can patients get their booster dose after the J&J vaccine?

Answer 14

2 months

Question 15

Side effects of the COVID vaccines

Answer 15

Pain, low-grade fever/chills, fatigue, headache (worse with the second shot)

Question 16

Precautions/CIs to the COVID vaccine

Answer 16

Severe allergic reaction or an immediate allergic reaction to any ingredient in the vaccine (PEG, polysorbate)