Department of Health news release: Booster doses now available for all three COVID-19 vaccine types for certain individuals  

Booster doses are now available for all three COVID-19 vaccine types for certain individuals. At least six months after completing the primary Pfizer or Moderna vaccine series, the following groups of people are eligible for a booster dose:

• Those 65 and older,
• Those 18 – 64 who live in long-term care settings,
• Those 18 – 64 who have underlying medical conditions or those at increased risk of social inequities, and
• Those 18 – 64 who work or live in high-risk settings.

At least two months after receiving the single-dose J&J vaccine, it is recommended that everyone 18 and older receive a booster dose. Pfizer and J&J’s boosters are both full doses, while Moderna’s booster is a half dose.

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