Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Now Available to Immunocompromised

Veterans Health Administration sent this bulletin at 08/27/2021 03:52 PM EDT

Dear Veteran,

 

Effective August 13, 2021, the CDC recommends that people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised receive an additional dose of an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) at least 28 days after the completion of the initial mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series. This includes people who have: 

  • Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies
  • Receipt of solid-organ transplant and taking immunosuppressive therapy
  • Receipt of CAR-T-cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy)
  • Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (e.g., DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
  • Advanced or untreated HIV infection
  • Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (i.e., ≥20mg prednisone or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, tumor-necrosis (TNF) blockers, and other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory.

According to our records you meet this eligibility criteria for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you received the first and second doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and would like to schedule an appointment to receive the third dose please contact us at the phone numbers below. Or you can send a Secure Message to the COVID VACCINE SCHEDULING group on MyhealtheVet.

Scheduling: 

  • For Dallas and Fort Worth please call – (214) 857-4791
  • For Bonham please call – (214) 857-4719