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The email is being sent to Covid-19 Vaccine LHJ Partners and Emergency Preparedness Contacts, and approved Covid-19 Vaccine Providers.
Dear COVID-19 Vaccine Partners,
Yesterday, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) expanded the recommendation for a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 12 years and older. A booster shot will help increase protection against COVID-19 and variants.
The Western State Scientific Safety Review Workgroup also voted to recommend booster doses for everyone 12 years and older. As of today, you may begin administering COVID-19 boosters to anyone 12 years and older who wants one.
Earlier this week, CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also made two other changes to their vaccine recommendations:
- People who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for their primary series should get a booster dose at least 5 months after completing the series. Booster doses were previously recommended at 6 months.
- Children ages 5 to 11 who are moderately to severely immunocompromised should get an additional primary series dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 28 days after their second dose.
The shift to 5 months is for Pfizer only. Booster intervals after primary series of Moderna (6 months) and Johnson & Johnson (2 months) have not changed.
We need your help giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Please recall in your patients who are now eligible for a booster, including youth ages 12 to 15 and anyone who received their second Pfizer dose five or more months ago. You can also help by continuing to keep your vaccine supply updated in Vaccine Locator (update through WA HEALTH).
Resources:
In partnership,
COVID-19 Vaccine Program
Prevention and Community Health Division
Washington State Department of Health
COVID.vaccine@doh.wa.gov
360-236-3873 | www.doh.wa.gov
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