COVID-19 Vaccinations
Iowa State strongly encourages students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Thielen Student Health Center (TSHC) offers COVID-19 vaccinations for students. Schedule an appointment by calling 515-294-5801. Employees are encouraged to contact their medical provider.
For additional vaccine options:
- Search vaccines.gov
- Text your ZIP code to 438-829
- Call 1-800-232-0233 to find locations near you.
Please remember that you cannot ask students or employees if they have received the vaccine.
Area and statewide vaccination information
- McFarland Clinic (Ames and area locations)
- Story County Public Health
- VaccineFinder.org (via CDC.gov)
- Avoid vaccine scams: ISU Extension and Outreach resources to protect yourself and loved ones
Finding an updated Bivalent COVID-19 Booster
CDC recommends that people ages 5 years and older receive one updated (bivalent) booster if it has been at least 2 months since their last COVID-19 vaccine dose, whether that was:
• Their final primary series dose, or
• An original (monovalent) booster
People who have gotten more than one original (monovalent) booster are also recommended to get an updated (bivalent) booster.
To find an updated bivalent booster:
• Search https://www.vaccines.gov/
• Text your zip code to 438829
• Call 1-800-232-0233
Get the facts about the COVID-19 vaccine
State of Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Authorized vaccines
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, safety data (PDF) (approved for age 12 and above)
- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, safety data (PDF) (approved for age 18 and above)
What to expect
Reporting
V-safe: The CDC’s smartphone-based, after-vaccination health checker for people who receive COVID-19 vaccines. V-safe uses text messaging and web surveys from the CDC to check in with vaccine recipients following COVID-19 vaccination. V-safe also provides second vaccine dose reminders if needed, and follow-up calls to anyone who reports medically significant adverse events.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS): The national system that collects reports from healthcare professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and the public of adverse events that happen after vaccination; reports of adverse events that are unexpected, appear to happen more often than expected, or have unusual patterns are followed up with specific studies.