Provider Update – September 24, 2021

Pfizer Booster Doses

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Who can get a Pfizer booster dose?

Many Alaskans who are at the highest risk for COVID-19 are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster dose. Yesterday, the CDC made the final recommendation for certain populations to receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine at least six months after the second dose of their Pfizer vaccine series.
CDC recommends:

• people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series;
• people aged 50 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series;
• people 18 to 49 who are at high risk for severe COVID-19 due to certain underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks; and
• people aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks.

You can learn more at covidvax.alaska.gov. Pfizer booster doses are only recommended for certain individuals who have received 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine. ACIP did not vote on mixing/matching of different COVID-19 vaccine products. There is not enough information yet available to make additional recommendations for other populations or people who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.