IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Public Health Department to Offer Battle Creek Clinic for COVID-19 Bivalent Booster
The Calhoun County Public Health Department (CCPHD) will be holding a COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic for the much-anticipated COVID-19 bivalent booster (Pfizer and Moderna). The booster clinic will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Battle Creek YMCA, inside the multi-sports complex. The booster clinic will be a walk-in clinic, no appointments are needed. We will be serving Calhoun County residents ages 12 years and older.

Upcoming Opportunities with the Public Health Department:
  • Thursday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Battle Creek YMCA inside the multi-sports complex located at 86 Cherry St., Battle Creek, MI. Please note: Flu vaccines will not be available
  • Friday, Sept. 23 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Albion Health Department (115 Market Place, Albion, MI) by appointment only, call 517-629-9434 to schedule.

What to know for the upcoming YMCA booster vaccine clinic:
  • Bring your COVID-19 vaccination record card
  • Bring your photo ID
  • Wear a mask inside the multi-sports complex
  • Wear a short sleeve shirt

For information on where to find a vaccine, including the bivalent vaccines, visit the national Find a Vaccine resource (vaccines.gov) and filter the results for a bivalent booster. A limited amount of vaccine is available for the Public Health Department's clinics; as more bivalent vaccine becomes available CCPHD will continue to update the community.

“The bivalent COVID-19 booster is formulated to better protect against the circulating omicron COVID-19 variant. With children back in school and holidays on the horizon, it’s really important to stay ahead of this virus and get the protection you need,” said Eric Pessell, Health Officer of Calhoun County Public Health Department.
To better help fight the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as booster doses. This was followed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for use of the Pfizer bivalent booster vaccine for ages 12 years and older and the Moderna bivalent vaccine for ages 18 years and older. The bivalent vaccine provides protection against both the original strain and the new Omicron variants.

Who is eligible to receive a single bivalent booster dose and when:

  • Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible for a single booster dose of the bivalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine if it has been at least two months since they completed primary vaccination or received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible for a single booster dose of the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine if it has been at least two months since they completed primary vaccination or received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.

Individuals may choose to receive either the Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster, regardless of which primary series vaccine or original booster dose they had previously. Influenza vaccines, which are now available in Michigan, can also be co-administered with the COVID-19 bivalent booster doses.

The health department continues to administer COVID-19 vaccine primary series for individuals 6 months of age and older at both Albion and Battle Creek locations. Visit calhouncountymi.gov/covidvaccine for scheduling, vaccine information, and upcoming clinic schedules.
For information, contact the Public Information Officers
Lucy Blair, Calhoun County Communications Director

Victor Jovanovich, Public Health Department Communications Specialist

Jessica Vanderkolk, City of Battle Creek Communications Manager