HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County health officials will administer two types of booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine.
They’ll give the now-FDA-approved Pfizer to fully vaccinated people ages 12 and older and Moderna recipients ages 18 and older, from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Agu. 25, 2021, at the Holland Civic Center Place, 150 W. Eighth St. in Holland. People getting boosters should bring their existing vaccine card to it can be updated, along with a photo ID or — for minors — a parent or guardian who can give permission.
Register online at https://ottawa.smarttrackeronline.com/sr/WoA23gp2hC?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Moderately to severely immunocompromised people means those who have:
- been receiving active 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 last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
- advanced or untreated HIV infection
- active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress your immune response
Health officials say an additional shot may help protect people who are medically vulnerable, such as immunocompromised people, from getting infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants. The booster will give people with weakened immune systems more antibodies to fight off the virus. The vaccine is safe and effective and has been through rigorous testing and clinical trials for approval of the vaccines and the additional shot.
About 33% to 50% of immunocompromised patients developed an antibody response after receiving an additional dose.
Neither the CDC and the FDA have not approved a booster shot for other fully vaccinated people or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients as of Aug. 13, 2021.
