Press release:
On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations on booster doses for COVID-19. The updated Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster is designed to give individuals protection against the original strain of COVID-19 and provides better protection against the Omicron variant, which accounts for a majority of the current cases in the United States. The new bivalent booster replaces the existing monovalent vaccine booster doses that have been offered.*
Eligibility:
Moderna COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Dose
Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible for a booster dose if it has been at least two months since they have completed their primary vaccine series or received a monovalent booster dose.
Pfizer COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Dose
Individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible for a booster dose if it has been at least two months since they have completed their primary vaccine series or received a monovalent booster dose.
*Pfizer COVID-19 Monovalent Booster Dose*
Individuals 5-11 years of age are eligible for a booster dose at least five months after completing their primary series.
“The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments will offer the Bivalent Booster starting this week at our COVID-19 clinics,” stated Paul Pettit, Genesee and Orleans County Health Public Health Director. “We encourage residents to talk with their primary care provider and/or their pharmacist with questions related to the COVID-19 vaccine and the Bivalent Booster.”
Appointments are required and walk-ins will NOT be accepted. To make an appointment for your next COVID-19 vaccine, visit https://bit.ly/GOHealthCOVID-19Vaccine.
Week of September 11
Genesee County
3837 West Main Street Road
Batavia, NY
Orleans County
14016 State Route, Suite 101
Albion, NY
Thursday, September 15th
9:30-11:30AM
Bivalent Boosters ONLY
Thursday, September 16th
1:30-2:45PM
Bivalent Boosters ONLY
Starting the week of September 18
Genesee County
3837 West Main Street Road
Batavia, NY
Orleans County
14016 State Route, Suite 101
Albion, NY
Wednesdays
1:30-3:30pm
All doses
Thursdays
1:30-3:30pm
All doses
