Warren, PA – The WarrenVAX Team has partnered with Gaughn’s Drug store, the Area Agency on Aging, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to conduct several vaccine clinics in areas around Warren County to help further access to vaccination, both for first-time recipients of the vaccine and those that need boosters. Dr. Keith Price willContinue reading “WarrenVAX to host Vaccine Clinics in Tidioute, Sheffield, and Youngsville”
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Latest Ads – Dec. 20
We will be running a variety of ads on the radio, in the newspaper, on billboards, and other media to get the word out about getting vaccinated. Here we collect two ads with loads of information from Saturday, December 18 and Monday, December 20th.
Gaughn’s Drug Store Vaccine & Testing Options
Gaughn’s Drug Store is offering in-store COVID-19 vaccines every day from Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. We are administering all three COVID-19 vaccines at our in-store clinics. We are operating on an appointment-based model at this point but are accepting walk-ins as allowable. Our current volume for the in-store clinics is approximately 30 per day. Continue reading “Gaughn’s Drug Store Vaccine & Testing Options”
Vaccine Awareness Team Awarded Grant
Warren, PA – Today, Commissioner Jeff Eggleston, in conjunction with the Warren County Development Association (WCDA) and various community leaders have announced that aside from the Vaccine Awareness Team raising over $4000 in one week for vaccine promotion, the group was also notified it has been awarded a $50,000 grant from DCED to perform aContinue reading “Vaccine Awareness Team Awarded Grant”
COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign Launches
Warren, PA – Today, Commissioner Jeff Eggleston, in conjunction with the Warren County Development Association (WCDA) and various community leaders, launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign which aims at increasing vaccine awareness, combatting misinformation, and expanding utilization of COVID-19 vaccines. The campaign will involve multiple grassroots components including sharing print materials, social media advertisements, radioContinue reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign Launches”
Myth vs. Fact: Does it have a chip in it?
MYTH: We don’t know what’s in these vaccines FACT: All three U.S. vaccine makers have published the ingredient lists for their vaccines, available on their websites. The CDC’s website also tells you what’s in the COVID-19 vaccines. The star ingredient is the COVID-19 mRNA (in Modern and Pfizer) or DNA (in Johnson & Johnson) for theContinue reading “Myth vs. Fact: Does it have a chip in it?”
Myth vs. Fact: Do vaccines change my DNA?
MYTH: The COVID-19 vaccine enters your cells and changes your DNA. FACT: The COVID-19 vaccines are designed to help your body’s immune system fight the coronavirus. The messenger RNA from two of the first types of COVID-19 vaccines does enter cells, but not the nucleus of the cells where DNA resides. The mRNA does its job toContinue reading “Myth vs. Fact: Do vaccines change my DNA?”
Myth vs. Fact: Was the vaccine rushed?
MYTH: Researchers rushed the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, so its effectiveness and safety cannot be trusted. FACT: Studies found that the two initial vaccines are both about 95% effective — and reported no serious or life-threatening side effects. There are many reasons why the COVID-19 vaccines could be developed so quickly. Here are just aContinue reading “Myth vs. Fact: Was the vaccine rushed?”
Myth vs. Fact: What if I’ve had COVID?
MYTH: If I’ve already had COVID-19, I don’t need a vaccine. FACT: Evidence continues to indicate that getting a COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection against getting COVID-19, whether you have already had COVID-19 or not. A study published in August 2021 indicates that if you had COVID-19 before and are not vaccinated, your risk of getting reinfectedContinue reading “Myth vs. Fact: What if I’ve had COVID?”
Myth Vs. Fact: Do the Vaccines Affect Women’s Fertility?
MYTH: The COVID-19 vaccine can affect women’s fertility. FACT: The COVID-19 vaccine will not affect fertility. The truth is that the COVID-19 vaccine encourages the body to create copies of the spike protein found on the coronavirus’s surface. This “teaches” the body’s immune system to fight the virus that has that specific spike protein on it.Continue reading “Myth Vs. Fact: Do the Vaccines Affect Women’s Fertility?”