Who is eligible for a FIRST COVID booster vaccine (see second COVID booster vaccine information below)?

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Anyone who is 12 years of age or older regardless of health conditions (those aged 12-17 must get a Pfizer booster)

Must have been 2 months since your J&J vaccine

Must have been 4 months since your Pfizer or Moderna vaccine series was COMPLETED

No requirements or restrictions based on health/immune status

 

First boosters in particular have been shown to significantly increase the body’s ability to fight off Covid infections.  It is strongly recommended that all eligible individuals receive a first booster 4-5 months after they complete their initial vaccine series. 

 

Who is eligible for a SECOND COVID booster vaccine?

 

Anyone 50 or older

Anyone 12 and older with underlying immunodeficiency who had their initial three dose series, then had a FIRST COVID booster 4 months after their initial series

Must have been 4 months since the FIRST COVID booster vaccine dose

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Who is eligible for an extra dose because they are immunocompromised?

 

The CDC has authorized Pfizer and Moderna vaccine recipients for an extra dose if they have a health condition that severely weakens their immune system. 2.7% of the adult population and a small number of adolescents will qualify. These conditions include the following:

• Organ transplant recipients

• Current treatment for blood and lymph cancers (leukemias and lymphomas) and most

• other types of cancers requiring chemotherapy

• Stem cell transplant recipients

• Advanced HIV infection

• Active treatment with medications that weaken components of the immune system, including 20 or more milligrams/day of prednisone or comparable steroid medications, TNF blockers, and other medications that impair response of the immune system

• Primary immunodeficiency diseases (e.g., DiGeorge, Wiskott-Aldrich syndromes)

• Severe renal disease

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Read more about the 3rd vaccination dose here.

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Calvert County Health Department is currently offering Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson. 

If you need help making an appointment, call 410-535-5400 extension 489.

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If you need help getting copies of your vaccination record, register with https://myirmobile.com/

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Moderna is a two-dose series with the second dose at least 28 days after the first; we recommend making an appointment for a second dose immediately after making a first dose appointment. It is currently only approved for ages 18 and up. Please note that while all Maryland residents 16 and older are eligible for vaccination, only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine's emergency use authorization includes ages 12 and up. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are authorized for 18 and older.

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Pfizer is a two-dose series with the second dose at least 21 days after the first; we recommend making an appointment for a second dose immediately after making a first dose appointment. It is currently only approved for ages 12 and up. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
 

J&J is a single-dose vaccine. You can read about the updated EUA on J&J here  https://www.fda.gov/media/146305/download), and read Dr. Laurence Polsky’s post about J&J here https://www.calverthealth.org/healththreats/diseases/cvirus.html

 

Other vaccine providers: https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

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