Somali Healthcare Professionals (SHP) Understands That There Is A Lot Of Information About COVID-19 Vaccinations Out In Our Communities. That’s Why We Created This Q & A Toolkit Vaccination.
We Hope This Will Help And Empower You To Feel Safe In Your Decision To Get Vaccinated. This PDF Was Developed By Somali Healthcare Professionals, To Answer Questions And Concerns Around COVID-19 Vaccines. SHP Has Included All The Common Questions People May Need To Know When Considering To Get The Vaccine. We’ve Also Provided All The Helpful Resources Links That We Trust. Please Find The Links On The Bottom Of This PDF!
Our Goal For Creating This PDF Is To Make Sure That Our Community Understands The Information About COVID-19 And Also Make Use Of The Information From Trusted Resources And SHP Also Encourages To Get Advice From Healthcare Professionals To Make An Informed Decision When Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine. The Vaccine Is The Best Defense Against COVID-19.
Feel Free To Email Us For More Questions You May Have That Are Not Included In This Toolkit COVID-19 Vaccination.
This COVID-19 (Q & A) Vaccination Toolkit PDF was created by Somali Healthcare Professionals (SHP), and the Q & A intended to provide information purposes only and this information does not take the place of medical advice. If you have any questions about COVID-19 vaccination, you can contact your healthcare provider.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
People who fall sick with COVID-19 will. Experience mild to moderate symptoms. Most people do recover without special treatment, but some people will become seriously ill and require medical attention.
All Covid-19 Vaccines Go Through Various Phases Of Development And Testing. There Are Usually Three Phases To Clinical Trials, And No Phases Were Skipped.
There Are Three Vaccines Approved To Use In Australia. Pfizer, Moderna And AstraZeneca. All Of The Three Vaccines Were Put Through Testing Before Being Certified By The Australian Vaccine Regulators.
It’s normal to experience side effects after taking your vaccination. Recent data shows that in Australia , about 44% of people reported they had some side effect and 55% of people reported that they had no side effect.
There are mild and severe side effects , and it’s important to recognise the different side effects and when to get help.
Mild side effect include
Most side effects go away within a few days. It encourages people that got vaccinated to rest and drink plenty of water and if necessary to take painkillers if they wish.
Serious side effects are rare. Severe side effects include
There is this useful app called COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect checker. If you’re concerned and what to know about the side effect you’re having. Here is the link
It’s Recommended Covid-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Or Breastfeeding Women.
The Two Vaccines That Are Recommended For Pregnant Or Breastfeeding Women Are Comirnaty (Pfizer) And Moderna. You Can Get Vaccinated at Any Gestation Of Your Pregnancy, Postnatally; Even While Breastfeeding And Covid-19 Vaccination Should Not Be Delayed If Planning To Get Pregnant. The Duration Between Each Dose Is for Comirnaty (Pfizer): 3-6 Weeks and Moderna: 4-6 Weeks Apart
No, you don’t have to get tested Covid-19 after the vaccination? After your vaccination, you might experience Side Effects. If you are concerned about the symptoms of Covid-19, have a conversation with your healthcare professionals to get guidance on whether you should wait for a couple of days or get tested.
Yes, the three vaccines approved in Australia are all safe. There is no evidence to suggest any long-term effects. However the short and long term side effects of COVID-19 can be unpredictable but also important to weigh the risk over the benefit.
The information we have at the moment encourages everyone to get vaccinated whether you have a healthy immune system or not.
People with weakened Immune systems (Immunocompromise) should get vaccinated to protect themselves from this virus.
Seek a Health Professional for a second opinion if you have any medical conditions.
Make sure you eat a good meal and have average hours of sleep before getting vaccinated.
It’s important to do your research using trusted resources on the three different vaccines and learn more about the vaccine and which vaccine you prefer.
Yes, If you are currently living in Australia, You can get a COVID-19 vaccine, with or without a medicare card. You can get your free vaccination at Vaccination centre run, community Pharmacies that are administering COVID-19 vaccines and some GP clinics are also offering.
After you receive your second Dose, You can access your Digital Vaccination certificate through MyGov. You need to Create an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) and Link IHI through Mygov. Contact the Services Australia for guidance on how to create or any issues related to MyGov Account.
I’ve provided you a few links to access for more information on the bottom of this website.
You can book your vaccination Appointment online, Go to Book Your vaccine appointment using google. or use the link on the bottom to direc you to the website.
You can use the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder to find the nearest location appointment. Or call the Hotline on 1800675398.
You can also call your nearest GPs, Pharmacies to get your appointment.
Call the Hotline on 1800675398 and Press 0 and choose your preferred language.
You can also go to the department of health for written Resources for Translated Information about COVID-19 vaccines.
Immunocompromised, you have the option to receive a third Covid-19 vaccine to boost your protection against COVID-19 to the highest level.
People needing a third dose are encouraged to contact healthcare professionals for advice.
Use the RDNA vaccine for 3rd doses (Pfizer or moderna)
People immunocompromised need to get it 2-6 months, to protect themselves long term.
And then booster shot after 6 months.
ATAGI has now recommended Boosters and the booster program will start on November 8.
People will be eligible for a booster at least 6 months after their 2nd Dose, or third shot for those who are Immunocompromised.
For your Booster shot it’s recommended to get Pifer or moderna and AstraZeneca will not be used for booster shots. So you’ll be able to get Pfizer booster shots, no matter what your first two vaccine doses were.
You can receive the Vaxzevira (AstraZeneca) vaccine if you can’t have the Pfizer vaccine for medical reasons and had 2 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine previously.
Research shows evidence from Overseas that using different vaccines is more effective.
Mixing and matching, for example, two AstraZeneca’s, and then a Pfizer, or even one Astrazeneca and a Pfizer, actually gives a really good immune system.
Booster shot should be 6 months after the 2nd Dose- please go to the Department of health to update with the latest
