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The Allentown Health Bureau will hold clinics to administer booster shots to anyone 18 years of age and older as well as COVID-19 first and second doses to all qualifying persons ages 12 and older beginning Thursday, October 28.<\/p>\n
Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and\/or boosters will be available.<\/p>\n
Pfizer is the only COVID-19 vaccine approved for those between 12-17 years old.<\/p>\n
For individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the following groups are eligible for a booster shot at 6 months or more after their initial series:<\/p>\n
For the nearly 15 million people across the country who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, booster shots are also recommended for those who are 18 and older and who were vaccinated two or more months ago.<\/p>\n
The current schedule of COVID-19 boosters or vaccinations for individuals 12 years and older is as follows:<\/p>\n
Vaccines and boosters will also be available at the Allentown Health Bureau at\u00a0245 N. 6th Street, Allentown PA 18102 on Fridays from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.\u00a0and\u00a01 p.m.-3 p.m.\u00a0(NOTE<\/em>:\u00a0 Allentown Health Bureau is closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26.<\/em><\/p>\n Appointments for off-site clinics and at the Allentown Health Bureau are not necessary, but can be made through the Allentown Health Bureau at\u00a0https:\/\/myahbonline.org\/myahb\/openscheduling<\/a>.\u00a0 Choose Immunization Clinic. You may enter all zeros for your social security number and choose \u201cNO Insurance\u201d if you prefer to bypass these questions.<\/p>\n According to the CDC, available data right now show that all three of the\u00a0COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized in the United States<\/a>\u00a0continue to be\u00a0highly effective<\/a>\u00a0in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating\u00a0Delta variant<\/a>. Vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and reduce the spread of the virus and help prevent new variants from emerging.<\/p>\n Please remember to bring your white CDC card with you to your appointment.<\/p>\n There is no charge for the COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n Additional vaccination and booster clinic dates will be scheduled.<\/p>\n In addition, Allentown EMS paramedics will vaccinate those city residents with health conditions and mobility issues preventing them from reaching a vaccine clinic.<\/p>\n If you (or a family member\/client) meet these conditions, please call our Homebound Vaccine Hotline at 610-260-0360, and leave a clear message with your NAME, PHONE NUMBER, and\u00a0ADDRESS (please provide your contact information if scheduling on behalf of someone). Prompts on the Homebound Vaccine Hotline are in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All information is available on the city website\u00a0www.allentownpa.gov<\/a>. Click on the COVID VACCINE icon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Allentown Health Bureau will hold clinics to administer booster shots to anyone 18 years of age and older as well as COVID-19 first and second doses to all … Continue reading ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU SCHEDULES COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS<\/span>