The Good Health Women’s Immunization Networks (Good Health WINs) SC 365 Academy is the South Carolina Mechanism of NCNW, Inc.’s commitment to build an army of good health champions who understand the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. Our aim is to educate, advocate and impact families and communities within the state of South Carolina to both end the COVID-19 pandemic, address health disparities, and shine a light on the importance of good health. Through our network of trusted messengers and grassroots activities, our goal is to increase vaccination rates, help remove barriers to accessing vaccines, and promote good health.
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“Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.”
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
— Founder National Council of Negro Women
Good Health WINs SC 365 Academy uniquely works to address issues related to public health. We take an innovative approach to providing health and wellness information and access to resources that are valid and current. Our message promotes the benefits of vaccinations across the lifespan to combat the impacts of contagious diseases.
Why vaccinate? The immediate benefit is to establish individual immunity to illness and disease. The principal goal is to create community immunity, also known as herd immunity, as protection against the overall impacts of illness and disease on society.
The immunization schedule recommended during early childhood protects children from measles, chickenpox, pneumococcal disease, and other illnesses and diseases that have threatened humanity throughout history. As children grow, vaccine boosters are administered to protect them from diseases that often strike during adolescents and young adulthood. When enough people are immunized against a given disease, it becomes difficult for the viruses that cause the infection to mutate or change to become more severe.
The process of building resistance to disease throughout closely associated communities and populations by administering vaccines is often referred to as creating herd immunity. In doing so, individuals are protecting themselves and the individuals around them who are unable to receive vaccinations due to age or chronic disease.
It is important to note that no vaccine is 100%; however, science has been proven over time that when herd immunity is achieved, there is a reduction in a disease outbreak. Vaccination protects both the individual and entire communities.
“The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.”
—Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Founder, National Council of Negro Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets the recommended immunization schedules for children, preteens/teens, adults, and pregnant women in the U.S. based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) is a group of independent medical and
public health experts who carefully review all available data about all vaccines from clinical trials
and other studies in order to develop vaccine recommendations for children, adolescents, and adults
(including pregnant women).
Vaccine ingredients vary by manufacturer. None of the vaccines contain eggs, gelatin, latex, or preservatives. All COVID-19 vaccines are free from metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth alloys. They are also free from manufactured products such as microelectronics, electrodes, carbon nanotubes, or nanowire semiconductors.
While COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly, all steps were taken to make sure they are safe and effective.
Learn more about developing COVID-19 vaccines.
Yes, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for people who are pregnant breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future to. You should have a conversation with your healthcare provider about COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more about vaccination considerations for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Vaccinating children ages 5 years and older can help protect them from getting COVID-19 or spreading the virus to others if they do get infected. While COVID-19 tends to be milder in children than adults, it can make children very sick, require hospitalization, and some children have even died. Children with underlying medical conditions are more at risk for severe illness compared to children without underlying medical conditions.
Getting your child vaccinated helps to protect your child and your family, including siblings who are not eligible for vaccination and family members who may be at risk of getting very sick if infected. Vaccination is now recommended for everyone ages 5 years and older.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 vaccines have been used under the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history. Scientists have conducted clinical trials with thousands of children, and the results show that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
Your child cannot get COVID-19 from any COVID-19 vaccine, and there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause fertility problems.
Your child may have some side effects, which are similar to those seen with other routine vaccines and are a normal sign that their body is building protection. These side effects may affect their ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days. Some people have no side effects and severe allergic reactions are very rare.
Everyone ages 16 years and older are encouraged to receive a booster shot after having completed their COVID-19 vaccine primary series. People ages 16 to 17 years old can get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot.
People ages 18 years and older have the option to either get the same COVID-19 vaccine product as their primary series, or to get a different COVID-19 vaccine. People may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, or they may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or J&J/Janssen) for people ages 18 years and older. You may consider the benefits and risks of each product and discuss with your healthcare provider which COVID-19 vaccine product is the most appropriate booster for you. Booster shots are currently not recommended for children younger than 16 years old.
You can get a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines, including a flu vaccine, at the same visit.
Experience with other vaccines has shown that the way our bodies develop protection, known as an
immune response, and possible side effects after getting vaccinated are generally the same when
given alone or with other vaccines. Learn more about the timing of other vaccines.
You should get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you already had COVID-19. Getting sick with COVID-19 offers some protection from future illness with COVID-19, sometimes called “natural immunity.” The level of protection people get from having COVID-19 may vary depending on how mild or severe their illness was, the time since their infection, and their age. No currently available test can reliably determine if a person is protected from infection.
All COVID-19 vaccines that are currently available in the United States are effective at preventing COVID-19. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine gives most people a high level of protection against COVID-19 even in people who have already been sick with COVID-19.
Emerging evidence shows that getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection
provides added protection to your immune system. One study showed that people who recover from COVID-19 and do not get vaccinated after their recovery are more than 2 times as likely to get COVID-19 again than those who get fully vaccinated after their recovery.
No. People with COVID-19 who have symptoms should wait to be vaccinated until they have recovered from their illness and have met the criteria for discontinuing isolation; those without symptoms should also wait until they meet the criteria before getting vaccinated. This guidance also applies to people who get COVID-19 before getting their second dose of vaccine.
People who have had a known COVID-19 exposure should not seek vaccination until their quarantine period has ended to avoid potentially exposing healthcare personnel and others during the vaccination visit. This recommendation also applies to people with a known COVID-19 exposure who have received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine but not their second.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets the recommended immunization schedules for children, preteens/teens, adults, and pregnant women in the US based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) is a group of independent medical and public health experts who carefully review all available data about all vaccines from clinical trials and other studies in order to develop vaccine recommendations for children, adolescents, and adults (including pregnant women).
Vaccine ingredients vary by manufacturer. None of the vaccines contain eggs, gelatin, latex, or preservatives. All COVID-19 vaccines are free from metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth alloys. They are also free from manufactured products such as microelectronics, electrodes, carbon nanotubes, or nanowire semiconductors.
To learn more about the ingredients in authorized COVID-19 vaccines, see:
While COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly, all steps were taken to make sure they are safe and effective. Learn more about developing COVID-19 vaccines.
Yes, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future. You should have a conversation with your healthcare provider about COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more about vaccination considerations for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Vaccinating children ages five years and older can help protect them from getting COVID-19 or spreading the virus to others if they do get infected. While COVID-19 tends to be milder in children than adults, it can make children very sick and require hospitalization, and some children have even died. Children with underlying medical conditions are more at risk for severe illness compared to children without underlying medical conditions.
Getting your child vaccinated helps to protect your child and your family, including siblings who are not eligible for vaccination and family members who may be at risk of getting very sick if infected. Vaccination is now recommended for everyone ages five years and older.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 vaccines have been used under the most intensive safety monitoring in US history. Scientists have conducted clinical trials with thousands of children, and the results show that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
Your child cannot get COVID-19 from any COVID-19 vaccine, and there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause fertility problems.
Your child may have some side effects, which are similar to those seen with other routine vaccines and are a normal sign that their body is building protection. These side effects may affect their ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days. Some people have no side effects, and severe allergic reactions are very rare.
Everyone ages 16 years and older are encouraged to receive a booster shot after having completed their COVID-19 vaccine primary series. People ages 16 to 17 years old can get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot.
People ages 18 years and older have the option to either get the same COVID-19 vaccine product as their primary series or to get a different COVID-19 vaccine. People may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, or they may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or J&J/Janssen) for people ages 18 years and older. You may consider the benefits and risks of each product and discuss with your healthcare provider which COVID-19 vaccine product is the most appropriate booster for you. Booster shots are currently not recommended for children younger than 16 years old.
You can get a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines, including a flu vaccine, at the same visit. Experience with other vaccines has shown that the way our bodies develop protection, known as an immune response, and possible side effects after getting vaccinated are generally the same when given alone or with other vaccines. Learn more about the timing of other vaccines.
You should get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you already had COVID-19. Getting sick with COVID-19 offers some protection from future illness with COVID-19, sometimes called “natural immunity.” The level of protection people get from having COVID-19 may vary depending on how mild or severe their illness was, the time since their infection, and their age. No currently available test can reliably determine if a person is protected from infection.
All COVID-19 vaccines that are currently available in the United States are effective at preventing COVID-19. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine gives most people a high level of protection against COVID-19, even in people who have already been sick with COVID-19.
Emerging evidence shows that getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection provides added protection to your immune system. One study showed that people who recover from COVID-19 and do not get vaccinated after their recovery are more than twice as likely to get COVID-19 again as those who get fully vaccinated after their recovery.
No. People with COVID-19 who have symptoms should wait to be vaccinated until they have recovered from their illness and have met the criteria for discontinuing isolation; those without symptoms should also wait until they meet the criteria before getting vaccinated. This guidance also applies to people who get COVID-19 before getting their second dose of vaccine.
People who have had a known COVID-19 exposure should not seek vaccination until their quarantine period has ended to avoid potentially exposing healthcare personnel and others during the vaccination visit. This recommendation also applies to people with a known COVID-19 exposure who have received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine but not their second.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
