The Harlingen Department of Wellness been given 300 doses of the not long ago accepted bivalent formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, September 9, and will be available promptly, a statement read through.
The bivalent vaccine or the third dose is licensed for use as a a single-time booster for persons aged 12 many years and older. They can be specified to this age team at minimum two months after the 2nd dose or previous booster and can be Pfizer or Moderna. The Municipality has not still gained the bivalent vaccine from Moderna, but expects a shipment before long.
The Centers for Sickness Manage does not endorse mixing products for major sequence doses, but they do permit a distinct solution for a booster.
- Folks in excess of the age of 18 can get a distinctive item from the primary sequence, as extended as it is Prizer or Moderna.
- Teenagers among the ages of 12 and 17 can get a distinct merchandise than their principal sequence, as extensive as it can be Pfizer.
- Children among the ages of 5 and 11 who been given Pfizer as a main sequence must acquire a Pfizer booster.
- All those in excess of 12 can only get the updated Pfizer or Moderna Bivalent booster. They can no for a longer time get a strengthen from the first (monovalent) mRNA.
- NOVAVAX is not now licensed for use as a booster dose.
The metropolis of Harlingen has two vaccination / booster clinics for every week. Now, September 9, 2022, vaccines and boosters, which include the new up-to-date Pfizer Booster, will be obtainable from 1pm to 7pm at the Harlingen Office of Wellbeing situated at 502 East Tyler.
Entice shots / shots are absolutely free and every person is welcome.
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