OCHD: Pfizer third (booster) doses for children aged 5 through 11 years; COVID-19 Vaccine Follow-up Dose Calculator; COVID-19 Status

Description: The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Wednesday 5/25/2022 at 9:45 a.m.

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Pfizer third (booster) doses for children aged 5 through 11 years; COVID-19 Vaccine Follow-up Dose Calculator; COVID-19 Status

The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Wednesday 5/25/2022 at 9:45 a.m.

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1.      Pfizer third (booster) doses for children aged 5 through 11 years:  On May 17, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of a single booster dose for children aged 5 through 11 years. On May 19, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC approved a third (booster) dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 through 11 years. COVID-19 vaccine providers can now administer third doses of Pfizer vaccine to children aged 5 through 11 years provided enough time has passed since their primary vaccine series completion.

a.       Read the FDA authorization here:  Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11 Years | FDA

b.      Read the CDC approval here:  CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

2.      COVID-19 Vaccine Follow-up Dose Calculator:  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has a dose calculator available online to help you find out how many follow-up doses you or your child will need for the highest level of protection.  The calculator can be accessed here:  COVID-19 vaccine follow-up dose calculator | Colorado COVID-19 Updates

3.      COVID-19 Status:  As of the time of this writing, Crowley is in Green Level and Otero is in Blue Level for the one week cumulative incidence rate  (COVID-19 dial dashboard | Colorado COVID-19 Updates). 

Richard Ritter, Executive Director

Otero County Health Department

13 West 3rd Street, Room 111

La Junta, Colorado 81050

719-383-3045 (Office)

719-383-3060 (Fax)

rritter@oterogov.org

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