Safety is a top priority while federal partners work to make COVID-19 vaccines available to anyone recommended to get one. Safety is considered before any vaccine is recommended for use.

Learn more about how CDC and its partners are ensuring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety.html

We’re so glad to see residents achieve their goals! Christine was admitted to our community in January with eight compression fractures. She was strong, but due to the severity of pain in her back, she was unable to sit up for no longer than fifteen minutes at a time. However, she was motivated to do as much as she physically could.

Christine’s motivation was fueled by the desire to be able to attend her granddaughter’s wedding in June. Christine did her therapy with physical therapist Allyson Thornsberry every day no matter what, and even exercised on her own to get stronger!

After two months, she is now able to sit up almost all day, playing games and communicating with family on her iPad. She can walk again unassisted and even climb stairs. Christine is ready to return home and see her dog “Jelly Bean” and when June rolls around perhaps she will dance at her granddaughter’s wedding! We spoke with Christine to say our goodbyes and best wishes, and she had this to say:

” If for some reason, (she said with a smile) I should have to be put in another Nursing Home, I want to come here! I love you all, and I’m so grateful to my Therapy girl Allyson for all she done for me….. but I have to give the full credit to the man above.”

We sure will miss you, Christina!

Elliott Nursing & Rehabilitation is proud to spotlight resident Barbette Justice.

Barbette was born in Ashland Kentucky to Mr. Warnie Justice and Mrs. Barbara Jean Hogan. She is the oldest of her siblings. Barbette graduated from Paul Blazer High School in Boyd County and briefly attended Ashland Community College. She was employed in the past as a Ward Clerk, a Nurses Aid, and at one time an Advertising Coordinator for the Morehead News. Barbette still enjoys keeping up with the latest news and trends on Pinterest and Facebook!

Her love of painting and creating still shines through as shown here with a recent one on one activity she did to celebrate the upcoming holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. We’d say it’s definitely Pinterest-worthy, wouldn’t you?

To learn more about our community, call us at (606) 738-9400 or visit https://www.elliottnr.com

CDC’s new v-safe tool uses text messages and surveys to check in with you after you get a COVID-19 vaccine. You can quickly tell CDC how you’re feeling and if you have any side effects. Get vaccinated, then:

• Go to vsafe.cdc.gov
• Click “Get started”
• Fill in all requested information
• Verify your smartphone
• Add your vaccine information
• Wait for your first check-in

Learn more about v-safe and how to register: https://bit.ly/3izTu0Z

COVID-19 vaccination helps keep you from getting COVID-19.
The vaccines currently available in the United States are effective at preventing COVID-19, according to clinical trials, and are important tools to stop the pandemic.
Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html

Q: How many people need to get a #COVID19 vaccine for herd immunity?

A: While experts don’t yet know how many people would need to get vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, vaccination is a safer way to build protection than getting sick.

For more FAQs, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html

Side effects after getting a #COVID19 vaccine are normal signs your body is building protection.

Side effects may even feel like flu and might affect your ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days.

Learn more about what to expect after getting vaccinated, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html

Even as vaccine distribution begin, we each need to do our part of prevent the spread of COVID-19. You should layer steps to help protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

• Wear a mask that covers your mouth AND nose.

• Stay at least 6 feet from people who don’t live with you, and avoid crowds.

• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol.

• Get a COVID-19 vaccine when it is your turn.

Help slow the spread of COVID-19. Learn more:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19.

There are several different types of vaccines in development. All of them teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Sometimes this process can cause symptoms, such as fever. These symptoms are normal and are a sign that the body is building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more about how COVID-19 vaccines work.

It typically takes a few weeks for the body to build immunity (protection against the virus that causes COVID-19) after vaccination. That means it’s possible a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after vaccination and still get sick. This is because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide protection.

Learn more at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html

(Info from the CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html)

All the COVID-19 vaccines being used have gone through rigorous studies to ensure they are as safe as possible. Systems that allow CDC to watch for safety issues are in place across the entire country.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines that have been shown to meet rigorous safety criteria and be effective as determined by data from the manufacturers and findings from large clinical trials. Watch a video describing the emergency use authorization. Clinical trials for all vaccines must first show they meet rigorous criteria for safety and effectiveness before any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines, can be authorized or approved for use. The known and potential benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine must outweigh the known and potential risks of the vaccine.