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Is the vaccine safe?

The COVID-19 vaccines have been thoroughly tested and the same analysis that is used for all vaccines shows these are safe and effective.

MyGenesis Patient Portal

You can still also use the MyGenesis patient portal to self-schedule. Using the portal will be a shorter registration time when you visit the clinic for your vaccination. To access the portal you must have been to a Genesis provider, convenient care, emergency room or clinic at some point in your lifetime.

To ensure your MyGenesis patient portal account is active, please visit here to login or sign up today.
For step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for the portal, please visit here.
For step-by-step instructions on how to schedule an appointment in the portal, please visit here.

16+ Eligible for Vaccinations

At this time, in both Iowa and Illinois, those 16 and up are able to get their COVID vaccinations set by the State Health Departments. IOWA | ILLINOIS.

12-15 Years of age Eligible for Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine

Evidence to Recommend Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine (2-doses, IM) for persons 12-15 years of age under an Emergency Use Authorization.
Those ages 12-17 coming to receive a vaccine must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Genesis COVID vaccination Clinics

SCOTT COUNTY: 5250 Elmore Avenue, Davenport IA (FORMER Dick’s Sporting Goods Store)
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY: Moline Healthplex at 3900 28th Ave. Drive, Moline, IL.
MERCER COUNTY: Genesis Health Group, Aledo 1007 NW 3^rd Street, Aledo, IL.
CLINTON COUNTY: Genesis Health Group, DeWitt 1008 11^th Street, DeWitt, IA.

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The COVID-19 vaccines are safe. Here's what we know.

Are the vaccines safe?

Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA).

Early results from trials show the COVID-19 vaccine has worked as it is supposed to with no serious side effects. The FDA advises manufacturers that at least 3,000 participants are required to assess safety. The current Phase 3 of trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have included 44,000 participants, and there were 30,000 participants in the Moderna vaccine trial. These results include more than 2-3 months of follow-up of individuals involved in the vaccine trials.

How much information do we know about the vaccine's safety for long-term care or elderly residents?

Both COVID-19 vaccines are approved for LTCF residents. In the trials, elderly people had good clinical response, just like the younger age group.

Was the vaccine rushed to the market? Should there have been more time in development and testing?

Traditionally it takes years to develop a vaccine. However, once the genetic code of the virus was known, scientists used mRNA technology to develop a vaccine. The FDA and manufacturers conducted multiple regulatory tasks simultaneously to cut down the time to develop the COVID-19 vaccine as the pandemic rages on.