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FAQs in Sign Language

What do I do with my vaccination card?

What do I do with my vaccination card?

Can I have a support person with me in the hospital?

Can I have a support person with me in the hospital?

What is a third dose?

What is a third dose?

Is a third dose recommended for the vaccine I received?

Is a third dose recommended for the vaccine I received?

Who should get a third dose?

Who should get a third dose?

Is the third dose the same amount as the previous doses?

Is the third dose the same amount as the previous doses?

Can the third dose be different from the vaccine I originally had?

Can the third dose be different from the vaccine I originally had?

Am I considered partially vaccinated if I am immunocompromised and only received two doses of Pfizer or Moderna?

Am I considered partially vaccinated if I am immunocompromised and only received two doses of Pfizer or Moderna?

If I am immunocompromised, where do I schedule an additional dose?

If I am immunocompromised, where do I schedule an additional dose?

What is a booster?

What is a booster?

Is a booster recommended if I receive Pfizer or Moderna?

Is a booster recommended if I receive Pfizer or Moderna?

Is a booster recommended if I received Johnson & Johnson?

Is a booster recommended if I received Johnson & Johnson?

Does my booster dose need to be the same vaccine I originally received?

Does my booster dose need to be the same vaccine I originally received?

I received Johnson & Johnson. If I get a Pfizer or Moderna booster, do I need to get two doses?

I received Johnson & Johnson. If I get a Pfizer or Moderna booster, do I need to get two doses?

Is the booster dose different from other COVID-19 vaccine doses?

Is the booster dose different from other COVID-19 vaccine doses?

Should I get a third dose and a booster if I am eligible for both?

Should I get a third dose and a booster if I am eligible for both?

I am Deaf and need an ASL interpreter to communicate. What kind of support can I expect?

I am Deaf need and an ASL interpreter to communicate. What kind of ASL support can I expect at a vaccine site?

What can I do to ensure I will get the communication support I need at a vaccine site?

What can I

do to ensure I will get the communication support I need at a vaccine site?

What can I do if I don't receive the support I need at a vaccine site?

What can I do if I don't receive the support I need at a vaccine site and want to make sure this doesn't happen to someone else?

Where can I get the vaccine? Am I eligible? Can I get help scheduling the appointment?

Where can I get the vaccine? How do I know if I'm eligible? What do I do if I need help scheduling the appointment?

I hear the second shot is worse than the first. Can I just get the first dose?

I hear the second shot is worse than the first. Can I just get the first dose?

Is it better to get the virus and have natural immunity? Can I get the virus from the vaccine?

I've heard it's better to get the virus and have natural immunity than to get the vaccine. I've also heard I can get the virus from the vaccine. Can you explain?

What is the difference between the Moderna, Pfizer and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

What is the difference between the Moderna, Pfizer and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine? What's in them?

I received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I at risk?

I received a Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Am I at risk?

Is it true that after I get the vaccine I don't have to follow the same rules as unvaccinated?

Is it true that after I get the vaccine I don't have to follow the same rules as someone not been vaccinated?

What's the cost of the vaccine?

What's the cost of the vaccine?

If I have symptoms after receiving the shot, where do I report it?

If I have symptoms after receiving the shot, where do I report it?

Can I still get COVID even after I get the vaccine?

Can I still get COVID even after I get the vaccine?


The Oregon Department of Human Services would like to thank those individuals who graciously shared their time and experience to create the ASL COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions videos.

Thank you to:

Krista Gallagher, ODHS Deaf Specialist
Dr. Sharon Meyers, D.O.
Colleen Thayer, MA, MS, CDI & SC:L
Krystle Kuester, NIC-A

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