City Of Berkeley: With Vaccinations Continuing To Show Power Against Covid-19, Booster Doses May Help High Risk, Elderly

Press release from City of Berkeley:

October 01, 2021

Berkeley, California (Friday, October 01, 2021) - Clinics across the region now offer the full set of options for all three approved vaccines including "booster" doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for specific groups defined by age, underlying medical conditions and risk.

Federal and state guidelines recommend a Pfizer booster dose for adults who received their second Pfizer dose at least six months ago and are in specific categories:

• 65-year-olds and older
• Residents of long-term care facilities
• 50-years-olds and older who have underlying medical conditions or are at increased risk of social inequities, including communities of color and others at risk of inequities.

Federal and state guidelines also recommend this Pfizer booster as an option to consider for two more specific groups if they received their second Pfizer dose at least six months earlier:

• 18 to 49-year-olds with underlying medical conditions
• 18 to 64-year-olds at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting

Easily available public health tools keep everyone safe

Pfizer booster appointments now widely available

City clinics offer first, second, boosters and additional doses

• Wednesday, October 6, 20219:30-4:00Bayer parking lot2500 Eighth StreetMake an appointment online
• Saturday, October 9, 202110am to 5pmTarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library1901 Russell StreetMake an appointment online
• Wednesday, October 13, 20219:30am - 4:00pmBayer parking lot2500 Eighth StreetMake an appointment online
• Saturday, October 16, 202110am to 5pmTarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library1901 Russell StreetMake an appointment online

Links

• Pfizer Booster Eligibility (State of California)
• Pfizer Booster Eligibility (CDC)
• MyTurn (State of California Vaccine Finder)
• City of Berkeley Vaccine Clinics
• COVID-19 Vaccines (State of California)
• FDA information on COVID-19 Vaccines:
  • Pfizer
  • Moderna
  • Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.