COVID-19 MODERNA VACCINE BOOSTER DOSES

Update 10/22/2021: 

Regarding the newest CDC recommendation, we will be offering The Moderna Booster to qualified Jamestown patients in the near future, until then ….Please continue to check the Jamestown website for the most up to date information, as we will continue to keep our patients updated in the evolving process.

JFHC is offering 3rd doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to JFHC patients who meet the following clinical criteria:

1. Solid organ transplant recipients

OR

1. Moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals as defined by the following:

• Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies
• Receipt of solid-organ transplant and taking immunosuppressive therapy
• Receipt of CAR-T-cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy)
• Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (e.g., DiGeorge, Wiskott-Aldrich syndromes)
• Advanced or untreated HIV infection
• Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (i.e., ≥20mg prednisone or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, TNF blockers, and other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory.

Note: Many individuals may have underlying health conditions that put them at risk for serious COVID related illness.  If you feel that your circumstances warrant a booster vaccine, but does not meet the above criteria, you may schedule a visit with your JFHC primary care provider or send a MyChart message requesting a review of your medical chart.

For non-JFHC patients looking for the 3rd dose Moderna, please  follow the  Vaccine finder link https://vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov/   to find your nearest option or call Clallam County Department of Health Vaccine hotline at https://www.clallam.net/coronavirus/vaccine.html  for further guidance.

For qualifying JFHC patients, you may schedule a 3rd Dose Moderna visit by:

• Calling (360) 683-5900
• MyChart scheduling
• During routine office visit

The CDC recommends that those who had the Pfizer Covid vaccine get a booster dose for the following groups:

• People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series,
• People aged 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series,
• People aged 18–49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks, and
• People aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks.

JFHC is not offering the Pfizer vaccine but there will be Pfizer vaccination dates announced soon the county public health department.