The Texas Department of State Health Services reports updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna will be available next week at big retail pharmacies including H-E-B, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart..
The CDC has administered 900,000 doses for the state of Texas, including 502,500 Pfizer vaccines and 192,800 Moderna vaccines, soon to be in stock with health care providers.
Two hundred thousand more doses will be accessible at big retail pharmacies including H-E-B, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. According to DSHS, the updated “bivalent” vaccines are unlike previous versions, as it was created to be a safeguard from the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant — in which the department states is responsible for 99% of Texas COVID cases over the past the month.
“The boosters are a single dose that uses the same mRNA technology as the original Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, and they will be available in many of the same locations. The updated Pfizer booster is authorized for people at least 12 years old, and the Moderna booster is for people 18 and older. People can get the updated booster as long at it has been at least two months since they completed any primary COVID-19 vaccine series or gotten a previous booster.
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