Standing Order Issued for Second Booster Shot for 50 and Older
DPHSS issued a standing order for the second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for individuals 50 years of age or older and for certain immunocompromised individuals following completion of a three-dose primary vaccination series. The standing order provides guidance as follows:
- People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may choose to receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose
- Adults ages 50 years and older who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised may choose to receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
- People ages 18-49 years who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised and who received Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine as both their primary series dose and booster dose may receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first Janssen booster dose
- Further clarification of safety issues including those related to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and adults (MIS-A) and myocarditis
To read the standing order in its entirety, CLICK HERE.
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