Many of our patients are asking us about COVID vaccine boosters. Hereโs what we know so far:
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Moderna submitted their data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review just this week. It will take several more weeks before there is an approval. There is currently no recommendation or approval related to boosters for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
While the FDA has approved boosters for certain people, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has not approved the booster yet. We anticipate that there could be a decision as soon as tomorrow, September 24. The CDC could go with the FDA recommendations or make boosters available to certain groups of people or they could make them available to everyone.
After the CDC approves the booster, the matter will move to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Once CDPH approves the vaccine, we will advertise its availability on Facebook, on the radio, and on our website.
So stay tuned! Weโll let you know as soon as we have any news.
6 comments
Katherine Bean
October 30, 2021 at 2:09 pm
I got the Moderna second shot in mid March and would like a notification if appointments for a booster are available.
Kate Bean
MCC
November 2, 2021 at 8:34 am
Hello Kate – Give us a call at 964 1251 to schedule your booster. Thank you!
Lisa Walker
November 30, 2021 at 2:32 pm
I was under the impression that all we have to do now is swing by the tent on Tuesday’s between 3-6 PM for any of the boosters that are available? Heard this from a Nurse Practitioner yesterday (Nov 29) at MCC.
MCC
December 2, 2021 at 7:37 am
Yes, that is correct! Just drive up any Tuesday between 3:00 and 6:00. Thank you!
Lauren Ghiselli
April 11, 2022 at 9:58 am
I will be 70 yrs. I would like to receive a 2nd booster of Pfizer. Are you giving the Pfizer or another brand?
MCC
April 11, 2022 at 10:39 am
Hello Lauren – We have both Pfizer and Moderna available for boosters. We are giving vaccines from 2:00 to 5:00 pm every Tuesday. No appointment is needed, just drive up to the white tent at 205 South Street in Fort Bragg. Call us at 707 964 1251 with any questions!