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The Charles County Department of Health will now be providing COVID-19 booster vaccinations in accordance with authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Residents age18 and older who completed a primary series of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago or primary series of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine at least two months ago are eligible for the booster dose.
Update on New Booster Doses:
On Thursday, September 1st, the CDC authorized a new version of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to be given as booster doses. These vaccines are targeted to the Omicron variants that are spreading the most right now. If you want to be the most protected against COVID-19 this fall and winter season, please get your booster of this new vaccine!
Anyone ages 12 and up who has completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series (either 1 dose of J&J or 2 doses of Moderna, Pfizer, or Novavax) can receive the new booster. If you are between 12-17 years of age, you can receive the new Pfizer booster; if you are 18 or older, you can receive either Pfizer or Moderna as your booster.
You can get a booster dose 2 months after your last dose of vaccine, regardless if that last dose was your 2nd dose or any booster dose.
The new booster doses are now available at all Charles County Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination clinics. For more information or to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, please visit https://charlescountycovid.org/vaccine-registration/ or call the Charles County COVID-19 hotline at 301-609-6717.
Who is currently eligible to get a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot?
The Charles County Department of Health will now be providing COVID-19 booster vaccinations in accordance with authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Most residents who previously received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may now be eligible for an additional dose/booster dose. Most prior Pfizer recipients continue to be eligible for a booster dose.
Everyone age 5 and older is eligible to get a COVID-19 booster dose.
- Moderna recipients age 18 and older should get a booster at least 5 months after second shot.
- Pfizer recipients age 5 and older should get a booster at least 5 months after second shot.
- Johnson & Johnson recipients age 18 and older should get a Pfizer or Moderna booster at least 2 months after initial shot.
Adults age 50 and older and some immunocompromised individuals are now eligible to get a second Pfizer or Moderna booster dose at least 4 months after their first booster (whether they received a Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson booster). Older adults—especially those with underlying medical conditions—and people with compromised immune systems are at higher risk of severe COVID-19, and are among those most likely to benefit from the additional protection of a second booster shot.
The CDC recommends that people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine get the Pfizer or Moderna booster. The CDC advises people who got a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine to get the same booster as their initial vaccine, but allows them to mix and match (i.e., get a different COVID-19 booster than their initial vaccine) depending on preference or availability—with the exception of children and adolescents age 5-17 who are only eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
How to get a Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson and Johnson booster dose?
Community members who are eligible for a booster dose are now able to schedule an appointment for any of the Charles County Department of Health’s vaccination clinics to receive a booster dose.
For more information or to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, please visit https://charlescountycovid.org/vaccine-registration/ or call 301-609-6717.
Does my booster dose have to be the same type/brand as my first and second doses?
Eligible individuals do not have to receive the same type/brand of COVID-19 vaccine as their initial vaccination; each of the available COVID-19 vaccines may be “mixed and matched” for the additional/booster dose after completion of the primary vaccination.
The Charles County Department of Health will verify individual age and vaccine history at the time of vaccination (bring ID and vaccine record/card). Patients will affirm they are eligible during registration for appointments (documentation/proof will not be required during registration or at the vaccine site).
What do I need to bring with me to get my booster or third dose?
It is important that residents coming for a third additional dose or booster dose remember to bring their COVID-19 vaccination cards with them. This way, the health department can record the details of the third dose on the vaccine card.
For more information or to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, please visit https://charlescountycovid.org/vaccine-registration/ or call 301-609-6717.
