Getting vaccinated and staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines is the best way to protect yourself and others against COVID-19. With each new variant, the COVID vaccines and their boosters remain our most powerful tool to fight all the strains of COVID-19 because the vaccines continue to significantly reduce the severity of the illness.
2024-25 Update
Canyonlands offers nasal swab testing that is read in 15 minutes. We currently offer the Comirnaty 2024-2025 formulation for 12+ years. Comirnaty is the brand name for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. For 6mo-11 years, we offer the Moderna 2024-2025 formulation. These vaccine formulations are provided for all forms of coverage; including Medicare, Medicaid, Vaccines For Children, and private insurances.
Read these COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions at the CDC.
Vaccines Build Protection
COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications. Vaccines help the body’s immune system to eliminate the virus more quickly and reduce the risk of severe acute infections, which are linked to a greater risk of Long COVID.
Call Canyonlands to make an appointment at 1-877-645-9675.
Register to get your vaccine at the Arizona Department of Health Services or the Navajo Nation Covid-19 Vaccine Registry.
For the Chilchinbeto area, please check our website for updates or call (928)697-8154.
Get vaccinated if you've already had Covid-19.
Stay up to date on current guidelines in regards to wearing masks and social distancing after receiving your vaccine.
The first dose will not produce enough of an immune response to protect you or others. The second dose should provide approximately 95% protection within one to two weeks after administration, depending on the vaccine.
Even after you are fully vaccinated you may still be a silent carrier of the coronavirus. Vaccines do not stop the coronavirus from entering your body; they only prevent you from developing moderate to severe COVID-19.
Continue to wear a mask over your nose and mouth, stay at least 6 feet away from others, avoid crowds and crowded and poorly ventilated spaces, and wash your hands often for at least 20 full seconds.
Tell your provider about any history or preconditions for severe allergic reactions.
When you receive your vaccine, you will be asked several questions about your medical history to determine whether you are an appropriate candidate to receive the vaccine.
CDC considers a history of the following to be a contraindication to vaccination with both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines:
- Severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or any of its components
- Immediate allergic reaction of any severity to a previous dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or any of its components (including polyethylene glycol [PEG])*
- Immediate allergic reaction of any severity to polysorbate (due to potential cross-reactive hypersensitivity with the vaccine ingredient PEG)
Ask your provider about getting the vaccine even if you still have COVID-19 symptoms later on.
Depending on your health status and physician recommendations, you may be able to receive a COVID vaccine even if you suffer from prolonged inflammatory responses to the virus. Long-hauler symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, aches, pains, headaches and more for months after the virus has left the system.
Ask your provider when you can get a shot if you currently have Covid-19
If you have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed to someone who has the illness, you should not go to the vaccination site to get your shot until your symptoms and quarantine period have passed. Wait to get the shot until your provider says it is OK to get the vaccine.
- People with COVID-19 can get their booster shot when their isolation period ends.
- Booster doses increase your protection against the Omicron variant.
- It’s important to get the booster dose even after having COVID-19 because natural immunity isn’t always reliable.
Be considerate of others and your healthcare providers.
- If you have to cancel, make sure you call ahead to your Canyonlands location or login to the Arizona Patient Portal to cancel your registration so that someone else can get vaccinated.
- Immunize in your community or county if possible.
- Register with your home address, DOB and work information. If you lie on your registration, the offense could be punishable by law.
- Be prepared with your ID to show that you qualify.
- Continue to wear a mask and social distance.
COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/index.html
