You can go to NCDHHS, enter your zip code and follow the prompts.

Guilford County is currently offering COVID-19 vaccines at community locations. You may schedule an appointment online or by phone at (336) 641-7944.

You may print or view a copy of your vaccination card from NCDHHS. The NC COVID-19 Vaccine Portal is a free, fast and secure way for many North Carolinians to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or print a copy of your COVID-19 vaccine information for other purposes.

Public health officials recommend vaccination against COVID-19 for all eligible individuals ages 5 and over. Research indicates that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Current COVID-19 vaccines protect you against severe illness, hospitalization and death. You may have side effects after vaccination. These are normal and should go away in a few days.

Millions of children and youth ages 5+ and tens of millions of adults in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history.

Young people, like adults, may have some temporary reactions, such as a sore arm, feeling tired or achy for a day or two, headache or fever. These are normal and good signs that their body is building protection, and they should go away in a few days.

Parents/caregivers can enroll their child in v-safe, a free, smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins. Through v-safe, you can report any side effects your child may have after vaccination.

There is no safety data indicating that the COVID-19 vaccines impact childrens’ development or their ability to get pregnant in the future.

Young people can get other vaccines at the same time, or around the same time, as the COVID-19 vaccine.

The NC Pediatric Society, along with the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, strongly encourage all families to ensure children and youth ages 5 and older are vaccinated as soon as possible against COVID-19. Read more from these organizations here.

FDA has approved on August 23, 2021, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and over.  FDA has authorized COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use (EUA):

• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (authorized for people 5 to 15 years of age)
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (authorized for people 18 and over)
• Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (authorized for people 18 and over)

No. North Carolina has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible students for school entry or as a condition of enrollment.

No. GCS does not require vaccinations for all employees.

According to CDC, there is no evidence that female or male fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines.