Individuals should bring their CDC Vaccination Card or other documentation of the vaccine doses they have received-including the digital record via the Docket app. What to Bring to Your Third Dose Appointment There is currently widespread vaccine availability across the United States, and walk-in vaccination is available at many locations. Use the Vaccine Appointment Finder to make an appointment for your third dose at any vaccination location. It is recommended that eligible immunocompromised individuals get their third dose if at least four weeks have passed since their previous vaccination was completed.Īny eligible person can get their third dose at any existing vaccination location without a prescription. If you do not know whether you are immunocompromised or if you should get an additional dose, please ask your healthcare provider for guidance.Īdditional information about immunocompromised persons and COVID-19 vaccination is available from the CDC.Īdditional doses are not yet recommended for anybody who is not immunocompromised.
New Jersey is awaiting final guidance from the CDC and FDA before making Pfizer booster shots available. On Friday, September 17th, the federal Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended that the FDA authorize Pfizer booster shots for those ages 65 years or older or who are at a high-risk of contracting COVID, and who are six months or longer past their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Nobody should receive more than three COVID-19 vaccine doses.Īt this time, additional doses are not recommended for those vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.ĬOVID-19 booster shots are not yet available in the United States. However, if the vaccine administered previously is not available, the other mRNA COVID-19 vaccine product may be administered. The additional Pfizer or Moderna dose should be of the same product as the initial vaccine series. People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should receive an additional dose after the initial two doses. A booster is an additional shot that will allow the immune system to boost up its defenses against the coronavirus, given when the immune response weakens over time.Īdditional Doses for Immunocompromised Individuals
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It is intended to make sure that immunocompromised individuals have enough protection against COVID-19 as they may not build the same level of immunity from the two-dose vaccine series as people who are not immunocompromised.Ī booster shot is different. This third dose is a necessary additional dose of vaccine for people living with an immune system deficiency. Additional details will be added to this article as available.ĭifference Between Booster Shots and Additional Doses for Immunocompromised IndividualsĪdditional doses of COVID-19 vaccine are recommended for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Additional COVID-19 vaccine doses are recommended for immunocompromised individuals who have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.ĬOVID-19 booster shots are expected to soon be authorized and available for some groups of individuals.
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