Putnam Offers Immunocompromised Residents COVID Vaccine Booster

BREWSTER, NY — For residents who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and who already received a Moderna coronavirus vaccine, the PCDOH has scheduled a Moderna-only COVID-19 vaccination clinic Wednesday.

It will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Department of Health, 1 Geneva Road, Brewster.

The reason: Immunocompromised people may not build as strong an immune response to the coronavirus as those who are not immunocompromised.

Recommendations from both the Centers for Disease Control and the New York State Department of Health now advise immunocompromised people who have received two doses of a COVID mRNA vaccine to get this additional dose, at least 28 days after their second dose. Those who are eligible and wish to get this third dose are also encouraged to contact their primary care physician to discuss their individual situation.

This is particularly important with the predominance of the Delta variant.

Registration for the clinic is required and as well as proof of vaccination, which must be brought to the clinic. Only individuals who have already received two doses of the Moderna vaccine are eligible for this clinic.

For more information on conditions that qualify someone as being immunocompromised, visit the CDC website.

To register for the PCDOH Clinic for Immunocompromised Individuals visit this webpage.

If you have not been vaccinated and wish to receive a first dose of vaccine, scroll below the clinic registration link to find Putnam County vaccination sites, as well as other sites in NYS and elsewhere. The PCDOH will also be administering first dose COVID vaccines at its regularly scheduled immunization clinics. For further information or to schedule an appointment, call the health department at 845-808-1390.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, known as the FDA, gave full approval to the Pfizer COVID Vaccine for people 16 and older. Up until now it has been administered under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Full approval is anticipated soon on the Moderna vaccine and for the Pfizer vaccine in those ages 12 to 15.