Duke is providing a new-format COVID-19 booster shot that provides greater coverage compared to the Omicron variant to eligible members of the Duke community, according to an email sent Thursday to students, faculty and the COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Task Force.
At this time, Duke requires bivalent withdrawal, which also protects against the BA. 4 and BA. 5 subvariants that are in circulation lately, but strongly recommends it.
The Pfizer booster is available for those 12 and older, and the Moderna booster for those 18 and older, according to the email. Those who have recently won a first shot of vaccine or booster will have to wait two months before. receive the new reinforcement. Anyone who has recently tested positive for COVID-19 will have to wait 90 days after symptoms appear or have tested positive.
Appointments can be obtained on the Duke COVID Vaccine website. According to the website, appointments were recently completed due to high demand and limited supply, but more appointments will be added as Duke Health receives more vaccine shipments in the month.
Duke Health won 2400 doses in its first delivery of Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine, according to John Vaugn, assistant vice president of student affairs, and expects more of the month, adding the Moderna bivalent vaccine.
Thursday’s email reported that Americans “are also exploring other vaccination functions, such as local pharmacies or their physical care provider. “
The boosters were approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week for other people who “had the first vaccine circular. “
Currently, County Durham is at the “midpoint” of network threat, according to the Center for Disease Control’s category of network points. If Durham’s threat point remains “medium” or “low” for two consecutive weeks, Duke will no longer want a mask in classrooms.
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Katie Tan is the junior editor and director of Trinity 118 The Chronicle.
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