MHEDS – COVID-19 Vaccine Information
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is available at MHEDS’ Peach Street location for children ages
6 months and older. Please call 814-453-6229 to schedule a visit.
MHEDS is approved as a provider of the COVID-19 vaccine. As a service to our community, we are offering the Moderna vaccine to all individuals 18 years and older.
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Interim Vaccination Plan V.5 (pa.gov).
If you receive the vaccine from another provider but are signed up with MHEDS to receive it, please let us know so we can put another person in your place.
Things to Know About the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
- Moderna vaccine is administered in two doses, 28 days apart. We will schedule your second dose before you leave the clinic on the day of your first dose.
- There is no charge for the vaccine, but we may bill your health insurance plan for the cost of administering it. Please be sure to bring your health insurance card if you have one. If you do not have insurance, you will not be turned away from MHEDS.
- If you are currently isolating or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, you can get vaccinated once you are finished isolation and your primary symptoms have resolved for at least 24 hours without Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
- If you had COVID-19 and were treated with antibody-based treatments (monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma), you should delay receiving the vaccine for 90 days.
- If you have had a past severe allergic reaction to a medication, injectable medication, or any other vaccine, please contact your Primary Care Physician to obtain a written clearance that you can receive the Moderna vaccine. You will need to submit this before we can administer the vaccine to you.
MHEDS is grateful to be able to provide vaccine opportunities to all eligible residents of our service area. Please contact us with any questions.
Other Helpful Information
Studies show that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping you from getting COVID-19. Getting a vaccine will also help you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19. Vaccines teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19.
- COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
- You may have side effects after vaccination. These are normal and should go away in a few days.
- It typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. You are not fully vaccinated until 2 weeks after the 2nd dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a one-dose vaccine.
- People who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccination providers cannot:
- Charge you for the vaccine.
- Charge you directly for any administration fees, copays, coinsurance, or bill balance after appropriate reimbursement.
- Deny vaccination to anyone who does not have health insurance coverage, is underinsured, or is out of network.
- Charge an office visit or other fee to the recipient if the only service provided is a COVID-19 vaccination.
- Require additional services in order for a person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; however, additional healthcare services can be provided at the same time and billed as appropriate
