More Vermonters will become eligible to receive a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose Friday when the state is scheduled to expand its registration list. That expansion will include residents age 65 or older, adults with certain medical conditions and those at higher risk due to their work. It will also include people of color and adults living with someone who is. Vaccine registrationEligibility requirements Registration for each age group will begin at 8:15 a.m. Appointments will be managed through the same Department of Health website used during the initial vaccination process.Booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be offered at any location that typically offers the inoculation service — health department clinics, pharmacies and health care providers. To qualify for a booster, residents must have received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago. “Even though COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States are highly effective, a booster dose gives your body extra protection,” Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said in a statement this month. “Getting vaccinated – and receiving a booster shot when you are eligible – is especially important as the world continues to face the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.” Levine has also noted that booster doses of the Moderna, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, are expected but it is currently unclear when they might become publicly available. There are currently no walk-in appointments scheduled in Vermont. Anyone hoping to receive a Pfizer booster shot should register through the online portal; vaccine cards should also be presented at the vaccination site.A state-managed assistance line available in both English and Spanish can be accessed by calling 855-722-7878.
More Vermonters will become eligible to receive a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose Friday when the state is scheduled to expand its registration list.
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That expansion will include residents age 65 or older, adults with certain medical conditions and those at higher risk due to their work. It will also include people of color and adults living with someone who is.
Registration for each age group will begin at 8:15 a.m. Appointments will be managed through the same Department of Health website used during the initial vaccination process.
Booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be offered at any location that typically offers the inoculation service — health department clinics, pharmacies and health care providers. To qualify for a booster, residents must have received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago.
“Even though COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States are highly effective, a booster dose gives your body extra protection,” Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said in a statement this month. “Getting vaccinated – and receiving a booster shot when you are eligible – is especially important as the world continues to face the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.”
Levine has also noted that booster doses of the Moderna, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, are expected but it is currently unclear when they might become publicly available.
There are currently no walk-in appointments scheduled in Vermont. Anyone hoping to receive a Pfizer booster shot should register through the online portal; vaccine cards should also be presented at the vaccination site.
A state-managed assistance line available in both English and Spanish can be accessed by calling 855-722-7878.
