Wyandot medical providers offering updated bivalent COVID vaccines

The updated Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines for COVID-19 are available at the offices of Wyandot Medical Providers for patients. Patients may phone their primary care provider to receive their updated booster and for more information about the vaccines and boosters. 

The updated boosters are bivalent and cover the Omicron variant. The Moderna booster is for individuals 18 years of age and older, and the Pfizer booster is for 12 years of age and older. 

The CDC recommends staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, including all primary series doses and boosters as appropriate for an individual’s age group: 

— People ages 6 months through 4 years should get all COVID-19 primary series doses. 

— People ages 5 years and older should get all primary series doses, and the booster dose recommended for them by CDC, if eligible. 

— People ages 5 years to 11 years are currently recommended to get the original (monovalent) booster. 

— People ages 12 years and older are recommended to receive one updated Pfizer or Moderna (bivalent) booster. This includes people who have received all primary series doses and people who have previously received one or more original (monovalent) boosters. At this time, people aged 12 years to 17 years can only receive the updated Pfizer bivalent booster. 

The CDC reports getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection provides added protection against COVID-19, and people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have different recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters.

“We know changes to the vaccine guidelines can be confusing,” Wyandot Memorial Hospital Quality and Infection Prevention Director Valerie Schalk said. “The CDC monitors the latest data and updates its vaccine and booster recommendations accordingly.” 

Schalk encouraged people to reach out to their medical provider or the hospital’s COVID Call Line for guidance at 419-294-4991, ext. 2684 (COVI). 

“We’ll be glad to help you sort it all out,” she added. “We can make recommendations based on your individual situation.”