Kansas City VA Medical Center Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

Veterans,

 

The Kansas City VA Medical Center (KCVA) will offer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters under Emergency Use Authorization. This decision follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement authorizing a booster dose of Pfizer vaccine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations, as follows:

 

• Individuals who should get a Pfizer COVID-19 booster include:
  • People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings who received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 primary vaccine series at least six months ago
  • People 50 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions who received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 primary vaccine series at least six months ago

 

• Individuals who may opt to get a Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose, based on their individual benefits and risks, including:
  • People 18 to 49 years old with underlying medical conditions who received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 primary vaccine series at least six months ago
  • People 18 to 64 years old who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of their occupational or institutional setting who received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 primary vaccine series at least six months ago

 

Veterans who meet these criteria and would like to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 booster can ask for it during any upcoming clinic visit or at one of the following walk-in vaccine clinics scheduled in the Hall of Heroes (Linwood campus main hospital):

• Friday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Additionally, KCVA will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters during the drive-thru flu vaccine clinics already schedule at the Linwood campus:

• Saturday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

Both the walk-in and drive-thru clinics are open to Veterans, CHAMPVA recipients, Veteran’s spouses and caregivers under the authority of the SAVE LIVES Act, as supply and capacity permits. Anyone requesting a booster must be 18 years or older and meet the FDA and CDC’s guidelines for a booster dose. Persons coming in for a booster dose should bring their vaccine card with them.

 

Currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been authorized as a booster shot. FDA and CDC continue to review data to determine whether and when a booster might be recommended for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine(s). VA will plan to offer boosters of these vaccines if authorized and recommended.

 

The entire KCVA team remains deeply dedicated to the health and wellbeing of the Veterans we serve. Thank you for choosing us for your healthcare needs as we work together to end this pandemic.