FAYETTEVILLE – Sept. 24,
2021 – Starting Tuesday, Sept. 28th., Cape
Fear Valley Health will be offering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at
all its vaccine clinic locations and primary care offices during their regular
clinic hours. Individuals who are eligible for boosters include the following:
- Those
who are 65 years old or older.
- Residents in long-term care settings.
- Those
who are ages 50 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions*.
- Those
who are ages 18 to 49 who are at high risk for severe COVID-19 due to
certain underlying medical conditions.
- Those
who are ages 18 to 64 who are at an increased risk for COVID-19 exposure
and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting.
All non-immunocompromised
individuals must be at least six months past their completion of the first
Pfizer two-dose series. Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine has an approved
booster dose. Individuals who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine can only
receive a third shot if they are immunocompromised. At this time, there is no
approved booster for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
The Pfizer booster is not
approved for those under 18 years of age.
* Qualifying underlying
medical conditions include:
- Cancer
- Chronic
kidney disease
- Chronic
lung disease, including COPD asthma
- Dementia
and other neurological conditions
- Diabetes
- Down
syndrome
- Heart
conditions including heart failure, high blood pressure and coronary
artery disease
- HIV
- Liver
disease
- Overweight
or obese
- Pregnancy
- Sickle
cell disease
- Smoking,
current or former
- Transplant
A third shot of the Pfizer
vaccine for individuals who are immunocompromised and at least 28 days since
their second dose of the vaccine has been available since Aug. 20.
Immunocompromised individuals should not receive both their third shot and
another booster shot at this time.
Clinic locations and hours
All clinics accept walk-ins,
though appointments are preferred. Appointments can be made at: https://www.capefearvalley.com/coronavirus/index.aspx
.
Health Pavilion North
ExpressCare:
Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Address: 6387 Ramsey St.,
Fayetteville
Bladen Hospital Main Lobby:
Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: 501 S. Poplar St.,
Elizabethtown
Hoke Pharmacy:
Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Address: 300 Medical Pavilion
Drive, Suite 100, Raeford
Center Pharmacy:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: 101 Robeson St.,
Suite 107, Fayetteville
Cape Fear Valley Health is
currently giving initial vaccinations to anyone ages 12 and older. All clinics
are now offering the Pfizer vaccine for first doses. Vaccines are also
available at Cape Fear Valley Medical Group Primary Care physician offices if
you are a patient of those clinics.