Walk-In Clinics scheduled for third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
A third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccination is now available for all those who meet the following criteria:
• 65 years and older
• Age 18+ who live in long-term care settings
• Age 18+ who have underlying medical conditions
• Age 18+ who work or live in high-risk settings
• It must also be at least six months from your last dose of the COVID vaccine.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health will be offering two walk-in clinics on campus in the near future. The first walk-in clinic will be Friday, November 5 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those needing the Pfizer booster dose will go to the main entrance of the hospital and those needing the Moderna vaccination will go to the ICN entrance on the southeast side of the hospital.
A second walk-in clinic will be held at the same two locations at Veterans Memorial Hospital Tuesday, November 9, also from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. These clinics are walk-in clinics. You do not have to call ahead to make an appointment. Everyone should bring their vaccination card with them for updating. Hartig Drug and The Prescription Shoppe also have vaccine.
For the nearly 15 million people who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, booster shots are also recommended for those who are 18 and older and who were vaccinated two or more months ago.
There are now booster recommendations for all three available COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received and others may prefer to get a different booster. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.
Millions of people are newly eligible to receive a booster shot and will benefit from additional protection. However, the new recommendations should not distract from the critical work of ensuring that unvaccinated people take the first step and get an initial COVID-19 vaccine. More than 65 million Americans remain unvaccinated, leaving themselves and their children, families, loved ones, and communities vulnerable.
Available data right now shows that all three of the COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized in the United States continue to be highly effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating Delta variant. Vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and reduce the spread of the virus and help prevent new variants from emerging.
