On Tuesday, March 29, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations to allow immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least four months ago to be eligible for another mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine to increase their protection against severe disease.
Separately and in addition, based on newly published data, adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least four months ago may now receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna).
The Calhoun County Public Health Department (CCPHD) will offer two COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Battle Creek for adults interested in receiving this second COVID-19 vaccine booster.
These walk-in clinics will be held at:
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86 Cherry St., Battle Creek, MI, at the YMCA Multi-Sports Complex on April 8 from 8-11 a.m.
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485 N Washington Ave, Battle Creek, MI, at Second Missionary Baptist Church on April 12 from 10 a.m.-Noon.
Both walk-in clinics listed above are open to the public. You can also receive your first dose, or first booster at these clinics.
The Calhoun County Public Health Department continues to offer COVID vaccines at the Battle Creek and Albion Health Departments on a walk-in basis. If you want to receive your first series of the COVID-19 vaccine or need a booster, please visit calhouncountymi.gov/covidvaccine for more information.
Parents/guardians wishing to protect their children from COVID-19 can bring their children ages 5-18 to one of the CCPHD walk-in vaccine clinics, also. No appointment is needed.
The FDA amended the emergency use authorizations for second booster doses as follows,
- Receive a second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for those 50 and older at least four months after receiving a first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
- Receive a second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 12 and older with certain kinds of immunocompromise, at least four months after receiving a first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. These are people who have undergone solid organ transplants or are living with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise.
- Receive a second booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least four months after the first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine for those 18 and older with the same certain kinds of immunocompromise.
