10/21/2022
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10/21/22 Update:
Omicron Boosters Now Available for Kids by CCHS
Contra Costa Health Services is making Omicron Boosters accessible for teenagers.
They are presently providing Moderna for six+ years and Pfizer for five+ years. Click to make an appointment, name 1-833-829-2626 or go to a pop-up vaccine clinic.
For extra detailed information in regards to the new booster, see the “Booster Doses” part of CCHS’s Vaccine Q&As.
9/12/22 Update:
Omicron Boosters Now Available at County-Run Vaccination Sites
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has introduced that, as of Friday, September 9, it’s providing the brand new Omicron booster shots at its COVID vaccination websites.
Vaccinated folks ages 12+ are eligible to obtain Pfizer’s new Omicron booster and adults ages 18+ can get Moderna’s Omicron booster. These recently authorized “bivalent” booster shots are designed to guard towards each the unique coronavirus pressure and the newer Omicron variants now dominant within the United States.
To be eligible, folks should have accomplished their main vaccination sequence or gotten their final booster shot no less than two months earlier than getting the Omicron booster.
People can schedule a booster appointment at County-run vaccination websites on-line at covidvaccine.cchealth.org or by calling CCHS at 833-829-2626. County vaccination websites additionally settle for walk-ins with out appointments. Community members can also get the Omicron boosters by their common healthcare suppliers or native pharmacies.
For extra detailed information in regards to the new booster, see the “Booster Doses” part of CCHS’s Vaccine Q&A page.
8/3/22 Update:
New COVID-19 Vaccine, Novavax, Now Available at County-Run Vaccination Clinics in Contra Costa County-run vaccination clinics in Contra Costa are actually providing the recently approved Novavax vaccine for adults who’ve but to be immunized.
The Novavax vaccine is totally different from the Pfizer and Modern vaccines, which use mRNA expertise to show the physique to battle towards COVID-19. Novavax is a protein-based vaccine just like others which were used for many years, such because the hepatitis B and shingles vaccines.
Novavax requires two doses given no less than three weeks aside. It has not been accredited by the FDA to be used as a booster, so it’s only accessible to folks ages 18+ who’ve by no means gotten a COVID-19 vaccine.
Unvaccinated folks can request Novavax once they go to County clinics. To schedule a vaccination appointment, go online or name Contra Costa Health Services at 833-829-2626.
For extra information, go to the Contra Costa Health Services About the Vaccine webpage.
This press launch was produced by City of San Ramon. The views expressed listed here are the writer’s personal.