COVID-19 vaccine booster

You may have heard that new COVID-19 boosters have been approved and recommended. These boosters are bivalent vaccines, offering protection against COVID-19 along with the omicron variant. The updated boosters are now available at CHCS clinics.

Individuals recommended to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster are as follows.

For the Pfizer booster, anyone age 12 and up who has completed a primary vaccine series, with the last dose at least two...

Our area is experiencing a COVID-19 surge, and Community HealthCare System wants to make sure patients and communities are aware of the effects on our hospital and clinics.

As reported at a recent meeting of the Pottawatomie County Commission, our hospital has experienced recent staffing shortages because of the number of associates who have tested positive for COVID-19 or who have household exposures or other issues associated with COVID-19, such as a lack of childcare...

Update as of October 27: Booster doses of Moderna and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine have now been authorized. 

Anyone age 18 and up who received the J&J vaccine at least two months ago is eligible to receive a booster dose.  Moderna boosters are authorized for those who meet the same criteria for Pfizer listed below.  

Booster doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were recently authorized for individuals who completed a two-shot...