Carol, I am not in the medical field but my wife is an RN. The hospital where she is employed allowed immediate family members over 65 and those under 65 with certain medical conditions to get the vaccine. I fall in the over 65 group. The governor in Texas put those over 65 in line for the vaccine after front line medical workers and nursing home residents. My arm is sore at the injection site but so far I have no other side effects.