Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot now available in Wake County

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following groups get a dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine six months after their second Pfizer dose:

Others eligible to get the Pfizer booster include people 18 and older with underlying medical conditions and people 18 and older who live or work somewhere that puts them at high risk of getting COVID-19, including prisons, homeless shelters, health facilities, schools and more.

Major chains, local pharmacies, hospitals offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots

Locations and hours include:

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Monday & Friday 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday 11:45–7:15 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday11:45–7:15 p.m., Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The county will also ask you to sign up for a system to track your symptoms following the booster.

Locations, phone numbers to get your COVID shot in central NC

Cape Fear Valley Health will also start giving out Pfizer boosters to anyone who is eligible on Tuesday.

Dr. Kevin Ban, the chief marketing officer at Walgreens, said that if you are eligible to get the vaccine and its been six months since your Pfizer shot, you should get it.

"Obviously we know there's a lot of pushback, but we're still in a pretty bad situation, in terms of the Delta variant," he said.

The U.S. has only approved Moderna boosters for certain people with weakened immune systems. Johnson & Johnson booster shots are not yet available.

As soon as the FDA and the CDC gives approval for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster shots, Ban said they will be able to "provide and vaccinate the community."

Health officials say that even after people receive a booster shot, they should continue to wear a mask, stay six feet apart from others they don't live with and wash their hands frequently.

For more information, you can call the N.C. COVID-19 Help Line at 1-888-675-4567.