COVID-19 Vaccine Information

On August 23, 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was granted full approval for the first two doses in people 16 and older by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It has gone through rigorous, thorough and comprehensive testing and review to earn this approval. The vaccines are a safe, effective and important tool in helping us through this pandemic, and help us to protect ourselves and others. They help prevent infection and the spread of the illness. If breakthrough infection occurs, they can lessen how contagious a person is and greatly reduce the severity symptoms and the chance of hospitalization related to COVID.

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ

Billings Clinic fully supports the use of the new COVID-19 vaccine and its role in protecting us from illness and helping to end the ongoing pandemic. We know there are plenty of questions about the vaccine and have put together the following FAQ to help.

Read the FAQ

• Pfizer Training Prep & Handling
• Moderna Storage & Handling

• Vaccine availability – Billings Clinic continues to offer the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Pediatrics is also offering the Pfizer vaccine for youth ages 5 and older. Find the nearest place to get your vaccine.
• Youth vaccinations – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for everyone age 12 and older, opening up its use for more youth. Vaccinations for this age group began in Yellowstone County on Thursday, May 13, at a community vaccine clinic at the shrine auditorium.
• Vaccination information - What you need to know.

• Casirivimab/Imdevimab monoclonal antibodies

  • Billings Clinic is not currently providing regen-cov (casirivimab/imdevimab) monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19. Regen-cov is not recommended for use in Omicron COVID-19 cases due to its ineffectiveness against illness caused by the variant. Omicron appears to be the predominant variant in our region now.
• Sotrovimab monoclonal antibodies
  • Billings Clinic is currently working on operations to provide another monoclonal antibody, sotrovimab, that has shown to be more effective against omicron. Updates, including who is eligible, will be provided once the treatment is being offered.

The COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and important tool in bringing this pandemic to an end, and Billings Clinic encourages people to receive it when they are eligible. We are following state and federal guidance in distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in conjunction with The Unified Health Command (UHC), made up of Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare, RiverStone Health and Yellowstone County Disaster and Emergency Services.