Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital (QNHCH) announced that Pfizer COVID-19 boosters are now available for the following groups at least six months after their second Pfizer vaccination.
- People 65 years and over
- Residents in long-term care settings
- People 18-64 years with specific underlying conditions
- Adults at high risk of disease from occupational and institutional exposures to COVID-19
The booster is only available to those in one of the above groups who received their Pfizer second shot at least six months ago. For example, to receive your booster on September 24, your second dose of Pfizer must have been on or before March 24.
Many of the people who are now eligible to receive a booster shot received their initial vaccinations early in the vaccination program and will benefit from additional protection. With the Delta variant’s dominance and cases of COVID-19 increasing significantly across the United States, a booster shot will help strengthen protection against severe disease in those populations at high-risk for exposure to COVID-19 or the complications from severe disease.
Booster shots are not yet available for those who received the Moderna or J&J vaccination and the CDC does NOT recommend mixing vaccinations (ex: Moderna original vaccine + Pfizer booster, or J&J original vaccine and Pfizer booster).
Booster shots are available, as are first and second vaccinations, at the QNHCH Vaccine Clinic with no appointment necessary. The clinic is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Those who are immunocompromised are already approved to receive the booster. Click here for a complete list of underlying medical conditions.
