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Greater Cape Ann Community Collaborative Offers Update on Vaccine Availability

The Greater Cape Ann Community Collaborative wishes to share the following information about COVID-19 vaccinations and changes to regional clinics.

The Greater Cape Ann Community Collaborative wishes to share the following information about COVID-19 vaccinations and changes to regional clinics.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, which will be available the week of Sept. 5. These updated boosters COVID-19 boosters add Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein components to the current vaccine composition, targeting variants that are more transmissible and immunity-evading.

Also, the FDA has approved the Novavax vaccine for ages 12 years and up. Novavax is an alternative to mRNA vaccines. It also contains spike protein components, but does not enter cell nuclei or interact with DNA. This approach is commonly used in Pertussis and Hepatitis B vaccines

Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible for a single booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 bivalent vaccine if it has been at least two months since they have completed primary vaccination or have received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.

Individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible for a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent vaccine if it has been at least two months since they have completed primary vaccination or have received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.

GCACC clinics will begin offering the bivalent booster shots as soon as they are shipped. GCACC clinics will phase out Janssen/J&J vaccines on Sept. 24.

The GCACC website, capeannclinic.com, will be updated with clinic and appointment information once shipments are received.


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