COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Walk-In Clinic offered December 29 for ages five and up
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health will be offering another walk-in clinic for the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, December 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the ICN Conference Room located on the southeast side of the hospital. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available. Park along the orange cones along the golf course for easy access to the vaccine location.
Flu shots will also be available and can be safely administered at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine.
The COVID-19 booster vaccine is also available at the Waukon Gundersen Clinic and Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic, Hartig Drug and Nightingale Pharmacy, all located in Waukon. Appointments can be made by calling Hartig Drug at 563-568-6315. Appointments can be made at Nightingale Pharmacy online at https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/NightingaleDrugWaukon@nightin....
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 Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) 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, today’s action 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 show 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.
Continue to watch the Veterans Memorial Hospital website and Facebook page for additional COVID -19 updates.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Everyone will need to wear a mask and bring any insurance cards they may have. Those being vaccinated are also reminded to bring their vaccination card to be updated if they are coming for their second or booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
