Direct Support Professionals and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Producer(s): Pete McCauley
Contributor(s): Katrina O Simons, Chet Tschetter, Lynda Lahti Anderson, John G Smith, Jennifer A Hall-Lande, Libby J Hallas

Description

This 11-minute webinar addresses COVID-19 vaccinations for direct support professionals. Topics include:

The reasons why people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more vulnerable medically and have increased chances of getting a serious illness from COVID-19
How the vaccine was developed quickly, compared to other vaccines
How the vaccine works in the body, including what to expect when you do get vaccinated
How the virus can be passed to vulnerable people
Reasons to get vaccinated even if you have already had COVID-19
Long COVID-19 and how it affects the body
How COVID-19 can affect pregnancy