vaccine
Not long after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, Tarrant County Public Health released a list of locations offering the COVID-19 third dose, booster shot for immunocompromised individuals.
The boosters are available at all Tarrant County Public Health vaccination clinics and can be administered as soon as 28 days after the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
According to the FDA, the broader public should expect Pfizer and Moderna booster shots to be available on Sept. 20 after a data review and endorsement by both the FDA and an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People can receive their third dose, booster shot eight months after their second dose.
Immunocompromised individuals should talk to their health care provider to determine if the booster shot is right for them. To qualify for the shot, they must meet the following requirements, according to Tarrant County Public Health:
- Are receiving cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood
- Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- Received a stem cell transplant within the past two years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- Have a moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency such as DiGeorge syndrome and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
- Have an advanced or untreated HIV infection
- Have an active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress the immune response
Third dose, booster shots are available at the following locations this week:
Northwest Public Health Clinic
Monday, Aug. 23, to Friday, Aug. 27 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 28 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3800 Adam Grubb Road, Lake Worth
La Gran Plaza
Monday, Aug. 23 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
4200 South Freeway, Fort Worth
Bagsby-Williams Health Center
Monday, Aug. 23 – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
3212 Miller Ave., Fort Worth
Hurst Fire Department
Tuesday, Aug. 24 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
2100 Precinct Line Road, Hurst
Sundance Square Pavilion
Friday, Aug. 27 – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Near the intersection of Fourth and Main streets, Fort Worth.
The above locations also offer initial COVID-19 vaccines to those who have not yet been vaccinated.
