Coronavirus

Third-Dose Covid Shots for Immunocompromised People Now Available at Community Vaccination Centers and Private Providers Territory-Wide

The V.I. Dept. of Health announced the availability of third-dose Covid-19 vaccine shots for immunocompromised individuals at the Community Vaccination Centers territory-wide as well as private providers. Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the third-dose shot from Pfizer and Moderna to help boost response of immunocompromised people who had received a solid organ transplant or persons who have been diagnosed with conditions that are considered to be equal to a compromised immune system. In a release issued Thursday, D.O.H. said the third dose must be administered 28 days after a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. "For multi-dose vaccines, the same vaccine product should be used for additional doses. This means that if you received two doses of the Moderna vaccine, once you meet the criteria for a third dose, the Moderna vaccine should be administered. You should not mix vaccine types. The Department of Health highly recommends keeping your v...