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CVS now offers COVID-19 booster shots in Salinas, Aptos, Watsonville and Gilroy

CVS Pharmacy Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Fall River, Mass.
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CVS Pharmacy Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Fall River, Mass.

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) CVS Health announced on Friday that select CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations are now offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to eligible populations. However, individuals who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine are currently not eligible for a booster.

This announcement follows the Centers for Disease Control and prevention statement endorsing COVID-19 boots shots for millions of Americans.

So far these are the eligible people who should receive the Pfizer booster shot at least 6 months after the second does according to CDC guidelines:

  • People 65 year-old and older as well as residents in long-term care facilities.
  • People ages from 50 to 64 years old with certain underlying medical conditions
  • People 18 to 49 years old who are at high-risk for severe COVID-19 due to certain underlying medical conditions
  • People 18 to 64 years old who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupation or institutional setting.

However, their system will only allow you to schedule an appointment if it's been 6 months or more since you received your second dose.

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