As of Dec. 1st, appointments are are no longer necessary to receive a vaccine at the Sedgwick County Health Department’s community vaccine clinic located at 223 S. Main.
That clinic offers regular doses of the Pfizer vaccine (ages 5 and older), the Johnson and Johnson vaccine (ages 18 and older) and booster doses for people age 18 and older. Walk-ins are accepted from 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
At the community vaccine clinic, people can receive the Pfizer booster shot six months after their initial Pfizer, Moderna or J&J dose. They can also receive a J&J booster two months after their initial J&J vaccine dose or six months after their second Pfizer or Moderna vaccine dose.
The CDC has strengthened its recommendation on vaccine boosters. Now anyone 18 and older should get boosted. CDC’s expanded recommendation comes amidst new uncertainties around the emerging Omicron variant, which was first reported in South Africa last week. Scientists are urgently studying the variant’s transmissibility, its potential for causing severe disease, and vaccine effectiveness.
A comprehensive resource for locating COVID-19 vaccine providers can be found at www.vaccines.gov.
For more information on COVID-19 vaccination and testing, visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/.
