Columbus Public Health to offer COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Doses to Eligible Individuals
Columbus
Public Health to offer COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Doses to Eligible Individuals
September 27, 2021
Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and guidance from the Ohio Department of Health
(ODH), Columbus Public Health will offer COVID-19 Pfizer booster doses to
eligible residents.
A single booster dose for the Pfizer COVID-19
vaccine can be given to the following people at least six months or more after
completion of the primary vaccine series:
- 65 years and
older or residents in long-term care settings SHOULD receive a booster shot.
- Ages 50 to 64
with certain underlying medical conditions SHOULD receive a booster shot.
- Ages 18 to 49
with certain underlying medical conditions MAY receive a booster shot based on
their individual benefits and risks.
- Age 18 and
older who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because
of their job or living in an institutional setting MAY receive a booster shot
based on their individual benefits and risks. The CDC has indicated that this
is a determination to be made by the vaccine recipient.
At this time, booster doses are authorized only
for the Pfizer vaccine and the defined populations above. View the CDC’s
applicable underlying medical conditions here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html.
Columbus Public Health will offer free COVID-19
Pfizer booster doses to eligible individuals at the following clinics:
Columbus
Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave. – (Vax Cash also available for first dose only
while supplies last.)
Monday-Friday
– 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
*(Change
in hours, starting October 5)
Mondays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays – 9 a.m.-4 p.m.* Tuesdays – 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Linden
Community Center, 1350 Briarwood Ave. – (Vax Cash also available for first dose only
while supplies last.)
Mondays
– 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Columbus
Fire Station 10 (Drive Thru), 1096 W. Broad St. *(Starting October
5)
Tuesdays
– 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Barack
Community Center, 580 E. Woodrow Ave. – (Vax Cash also available for first dose only
while supplies last.)
Wednesdays
– 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Columbus
Fire Station 18 (Drive Thru), 1630 Cleveland Ave. *(Starting October
7)
Thursdays
– 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Westgate
Community Center, 455 S. Westgate Ave. – (Vax Cash also available for first
dose only while supplies last.)
Fridays
– 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Eligible
residents are encouraged to bring their COVID-19 vaccine card to their booster
appointment. Flu shots and first doses also will be available at the clinics.
Eligible residents are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider if they
have questions about a booster dose.
For
more information on COVID-19 vaccines or to find a vaccine location near you,
visit Columbus.gov/c19vax or call 614-645-1519.
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