MAYVILLE, N.Y.: – The Chautauqua County Well being Division urges unvaccinated residents to entry vaccine, and for many who are totally vaccinated to get a booster dose if their second dose was a minimum of six months in the past for the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or two months in the past for the J&J vaccine.
“COVID-19 is surging in Chautauqua County and the complete area,” mentioned Public Well being Director Christine Schuyler. “The specter of COVID-19 an infection unfold and severity of sickness are completely unpredictable however the unvaccinated are at such increased danger of extreme sickness and dying. In case you or your family members usually are not vaccinated, please rethink. In case you are totally vaccinated, please get a booster dose as indicated as a result of analysis is exhibiting that immunity from doses of vaccine obtained a number of months in the past is waning. Particularly in case you are over 65 or have underlying well being situations, together with being pregnant, don’t let your guard down!”
The Chautauqua County Well being Division pronounces the next COVID-19 vaccination clinics:
Anybody Ages 12 and Up
First, second, and third doses, in addition to booster photographs shall be supplied to any eligible individuals, so long as provides final. Pfizer is obtainable to anybody ages 12 and up; Moderna is obtainable to anybody ages 18 and up; Johnson & Johnson is obtainable to anybody 18 and up. Vaccines shall be supplied for free of charge to members. Members should carry correct identification to the clinic and put on a masks.
Please carry your vaccine card to all clinics. Dates of prior vaccinations should be entered in the course of the registration course of, so have your card prepared when pre-registering.
Location: Jamestown Neighborhood Faculty Bodily Training Constructing (290 Curtis St. Jamestown, NY)
Kids Ages 5-11 Solely
Solely the pediatric Pfizer vaccine shall be supplied. Consent should be supplied on the clinic by a guardian or authorized guardian. Go to chqgov.com to register, printing the consent kinds previous to clinic will pace up your go to.
Location: Chautauqua Lake Central Faculty gymnasium
Further clinics shall be added to the Chautauqua County Well being Division web site as they’re deliberate. Please monitor the webpage for probably the most up-to-date info and to pre-register for clinic occasions: https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics.
Basic booster info
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is allowed for emergency use for youngsters ages 5-11 in two-dose collection. The vaccine for this age group has been formulated particularly for this age group and is a decrease dosage than that of the vaccine accepted for these 12 and up. Along with County Well being Division clinics, mother and father might also contact their pediatrician, household well being care supplier, or pharmacist to inquire concerning the vaccine. A listing of pharmacies that present the vaccine to this inhabitants shall be maintained on the County’s web site, chqgov.com, and up to date as we turn into conscious of any adjustments.
Booster steering was issued by the FDA and CDC late final week. For people who obtained the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines, the CDC issued suggestions for a single booster dose six months or extra after preliminary collection for all individuals ages 16 and up.
The CDC has additionally issued suggestions for a single booster dose for these people who beforehand obtained a major dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine, a minimum of two months after the administration of the primary dose.
The booster dose ought to be given utilizing the identical vaccine producer that the individual obtained for the first collection. If the identical product used for the first collection is not out there, or a distinct COVID-19 vaccine is desired, any FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine can be utilized for the booster dose, in response to FDA and CDC steering.
The FDA and CDC proceed to advocate a 3rd dose of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer/BioNTech/Comirnaty or Moderna) for individuals with immunocompromising situations.
These with questions on their particular person well being and whether or not a vaccine is really useful for them, particularly, ought to attain out to their healthcare supplier prematurely of clinic registration.
An amazing quantity of credible COVID-19 info may be discovered at https://www.cdc.gov/.
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