South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Where to get booster shots in South Florida
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The federal government has widened its rules for who is eligible for a COVID vaccine booster. To get your third shot you will need to make an appointment at most locations and bring your vaccine card.
Although pharmacies and hospitals may not ask for proof whether you meet the criteria, the government is asking everyone follow the rules. Eligible Pfizer and Moderna patients may get their booster six months after completing the initial series. Johnson & Johnson patients are eligible for their booster two months after their first dose. If you meet this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, it’s recommended you get a booster six months after your second dose: People 65 and older. Nursing home residents. People ages 50 to 64 who have underlying health problems, such as diabetes or obesity.
People 18 to 49 who have chronic health problems.
Frontline workers such as health care workers, teachers and others whose jobs put them at risk such as grocery store employees, nursing home staff and other essential workers.
People who have moderately of severely compromised immune systems. The CDC recommends that people in this category get the booster at least 28 days after receiving their second shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, and the third shot (booster) should be the same brand as the first two.
Many hospital systems, as well as major retail outlets, are accepting appointments or walk-in recipients to get the booster vaccines. The shots come at no cost to the customer. Here’s where you can find the booster vaccines:
Cleveland Clinic Florida/ Weston: Scheduling appointments for Monday through Friday between
9 a.m. and 3 p.m. You do not need to have received your previous vaccinations through the hospital.
CVS: Appointments can be made at CVS.com or MinuteClinic.com. Each pharmacy is offering either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, but not both, so advance scheduling is recommended to get the vaccine of your choice. CVS will also give the booster to eligible people who had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as their primary vaccination, but it is not offering booster shots of Johnson & Johnson.
Florida Department of Health of Broward County: There are 10 walk-up locations providing the booster shot, although the Pompano Citi Centre vaccination site is scheduled to close on Oct.
29. Appointments are not required. The agency said Monday it will “continue to partner with municipalities, faith based institutions and other partners to conduct other pop-up vaccination sites... [and will be] working with Broward County Public Schools regarding additional opportunities for in-school vaccinations with parental consent” as the criteria is expanded. For the list of vaccination sites, and their hours, visit: https://www.broward. org/CoronaVirus/Pages/ Vaccination-Sites.aspx. The sites are in Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines, Lauderhill, North Lauderdale, Davie, Lauderdale Lakes. Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Miramar.
Health Care District of Palm Beach County: Mobile clinics are offering third doses of Pfizer to individuals age 18 and older who
are fully vaccinated with Pfizer. People will need to present their COVID-19 vaccination record card showing they received two previous Pfizer doses. Go to www.hcdpbc.org and click the blue COVID-19 Information Center button to see the latest schedule for the mobile clinic vaccination sites, which offer free, walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations at locations across the county.
Holy Cross: Pfizer shots are offered 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and Moderna booster shots are offered Mondays and Fridays at the Holy Cross Health COVID Vaccine Center, 4701 N. Federal Highway, Building C, in Fort Lauderdale. For information call
954-542-2650. Memorial Healthcare System: Booster shots available at its outpatient pharmacies, open
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. mhs.net/
patients-visitors/coronavirus-disease/covid-19-vaccination. You do not need to have received your previous vaccinations through the hospital.
Miami-Dade Department of Health: Booster vaccines available by appointment at the following locations. To schedule an appointment, follow this link using a Google Chrome browser: https://public.domo.com/
cards/v2mAg. Health District Center,
1350 NW 14 Street, Miami 33125. Moderna
is administered only on Thursdays at this location.
Little Haiti Clinic, 300 NE 80 Terrace, Miami
33138.
West Perrine Clinic,
18255 Homestead Ave., Miami 33157.
West Dade Clinic, 11865 SW 26th St., Miami 33175.
City of Sweetwater, 250 SW 114th Ave., Sweetwater,
33174.
Hialeah Gardens Library,
13451 NW 107th Ave., Hialeah Gardens, 33018.
City of Miami Springs,
1401 Westward Drive, Miami Springs 33166.
Publix: Sign up at publix. com/covid-vaccine. Walk-in shots are available at some locations.
Walgreens: Same-day and walk-in appointments
are available. Bring vaccination record, and recipients will be required to attest to eligibility. Visit Walgreens. com/ScheduleVaccine or call 1-800-WALGREENS to schedule. “We do ask patients to attest to their eligibility at the time of scheduling and the appointment but no further proof is required,” said company spokeswoman Rebekah Pajak.
Walmart: Walk-in only. Recipients will be asked to sign a form attesting to eligibility, although no prescription or doctors order is required. walmart.com/ COVIDvaccine.
Winn-Dixie: Appointments can be made at winndixie.com/ pharmacy/covid-vaccine.