PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Myths and misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines are rampant and Pitkin County public health officials are trying to get out the truth in an effort to convince more people to be vaccinated and better protect the community.
“There’s no difference between getting vaccinated and wearing a helmet (while skiing or biking),” said Gabe Muething, one of the coordinators of the county’s mass vaccine clinics and the director of the Aspen Ambulance District. “I have not been able to find a downside to getting a vaccine.”
Muething said he and others who supervise newly vaccinated people at the clinics, now being held at the Benedict Music Tent parking lot but soon to move to the Buttermilk Ski Area parking lot, spend a lot of time shooting down rumors and myths about the vaccines.
With three COVID-19 vaccines now approved by the federal government, one of the most common questions is which one is better, he said.
“The answer, hands down, is each one is great,” Muething said. “There is not one that is better than the other. Get the one you can get.”
Carly Senst, Pitkin County’s vaccine coordinator, agreed.
“The best vaccine you can possibly get is the one you can get the soonest,” she said.
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