All persons over 12 are now eligible for a first COVID booster dose & those over 50 are eligible for a 2nd booster dose. See the chart and information below for more details.
RECENT UPDATES:
The CDC has updated its Interim Clinical Considerations regarding the administration of second booster doses. As such, all Northeast Health District health departments should begin administering second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to eligible clients on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Eligible clients include:
- Individuals aged 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may choose to receive a second booster dose using an mRNA (Moderna or Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
- Individuals aged 50 years and older who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised may choose to receive a second booster dose using an mRNA (Moderna or Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
- Individuals aged 18–49 years who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised and who received Janssen J&J COVID-19 vaccine as both their primary series dose and booster dose may receive a second booster dose using an mRNA (Moderna or Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first J&J booster dose.
Other updates.
- CDC now recommends an additional dose (3rd dose) of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered at least 28 days after the second dose for moderately to severely immunocompromised children 5-11 years of age.
- CDC now recommends a booster shot at least 5 months after the completion of the primary series of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and older.
- If you completed a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine series, you should get a booster dose at least five months later. CDC recommends, and prefers, that your booster dose be either: Moderna or Pfizer. For those 12-17 years of age desiring a booster dose, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is their only option. Only after a discussion of the risks and benefits of the J&J vaccine, a client may choose to receive a booster dose of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html
- The booster interval recommendation for people who received the J&J vaccine (2 months) or the Moderna vaccine (6 months) have not changed.
- If you completed a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine series, you should get a booster dose at least 6 months later. A booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna is preferred over J&J (however, might be considered in certain circumstances).
- If you received a dose of J&J, you should receive either a booster dose of Moderna or Pfizer two months later. While a second dose of J&J is acceptable as a booster dose, it is not preferred over mRNA vaccines (Moderna or Pfizer).
Last Updated on April 4, 2022
