Mescalero Indian Health Service is offering the NEW bivalent COVID-19 booster:
- Everyone ages 12 years and older should receive 1 bivalent mRNA booster after completion of a COVID-19 vaccine primary series; it replaces ALL prior booster recommendations for this age group.
- A bivalent Moderna booster dose is recommended in people ages 18 years and older
- A bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose is recommended in people ages 12 years and older
- Bivalent boosters should be spaced from other primary or booster doses by 2 months
- Side effects are similar to original doses of COVID-19 vaccines, which are commonly mild to moderate and may include fatigue, headache, muscle aches, chills, fever or pain, redness or swelling at the injection site for 1 to 2 days after vaccination.
- COVID-19 vaccines can be given at the same time as influenza vaccine, or any other routine vaccines.
We are going to start administering the bivalent boosters and influenza (flu) vaccines the first week of October.
The schedule for the first half of Oct is as follows:
- 10/3-Pfizer 12 years only
- 10/4-Moderna only
- 10/5- 6 months-4 years afternoon only
- 10/6-Moderna only
- 10/7-Pfizer 5 years and older only
- 10/11-Moderna only
- 10/12-6 months-4 years afternoon only
- 10/13-Pfizer 12 years only
- 10/14-Moderna only
Patients looking to complete an influenza (flu) vaccine can be scheduled on any of the days above.
Call our front desk via our main number, 464-4441, to get scheduled for the new COVID bivalent booster &/or this fall/winter’s flu vaccine.