SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton: No Booster Shots Yet

Press release from SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton:

September 24, 2021

Updated information on September 24, 2021.

Booster recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized a Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose for people at high risk of serious illness from the COVID-19 virus. Healthcare providers across the country, including SSM Health, now are reviewing all of the CDC recommendations and putting in place workflows as quickly as possible for patients to receive a booster dose. We are not currently scheduling any booster appointments at this time. Please check back here for updates.

The CDC has authorized a COVID-19 booster dose for:

• People 65 years of age and older
• Residents of long-term care and congregate living facilities
• 18-64-year-olds with certain underlying medical conditions
• Individuals whose occupations put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19

Moderately to severely immunocompromised patients who have received a two-dose course of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are eligible to receive a third dose at least four weeks after the initial two-dose series is completed. For more information on vaccinations for the immunocompromised, visit the CDC website.

This press release was produced by SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.