Wake County begins offering COVID-19 boosters to everyone 18 and older

Wake County Public Health will begin offering booster shots to people 18 and older starting Tuesday.

Posted 6:47 p.m. Nov 20, 2021 — Updated 1:49 p.m. Nov 23, 2021

RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake County Public Health will begin offering booster shots to everyone 18 and older Tuesday, and appointments are filling up quickly.

Several appointments are still available Thanksgiving week, but most locations don’t have availability until December.

All three brands of the booster shot will be available to every adult by appointment at these five Wake County vaccination clinics, which offer slots six days a week, including evening and Saturday hours:

Wake County Human Services Center at 5809 Departure Drive in Raleigh. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wake County Public Health Center at 10 Sunnybrook Road in Raleigh. Open Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wake County Northern Regional Center at 350 E. Holding Ave. in Wake Forest. Open Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wake County Southern Regional Center at 130 N. Judd Parkway NE in Fuquay-Varina. Open Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wake County Eastern Regional Center at 1002 Dogwood Drive in Zebulon. Open Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anyone 18 and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least 6 months ago is eligible for a booster. Adults who received a Johnson & Johnson booster shot at least two months ago are also eligible.

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

People are able to mix-and-match different brands of vaccine shots.

The booster shots are free and don't require an I.D. or health insurance. Health officials do ask that people coming to get a booster shot bring their vaccine card.

Previously, booster shots were authorized for anyone 65 years and older or 18 and older with a high risk of severe COVID-19 due to health conditions, living conditions or occupational exposure. On Friday, the CDC recommended booster shots for all Americans 18 and older, regardless of their risk of COVID-19.

New data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday shows that unvaccinated people in the state are more than 25 times more likely to die from coronavirus when compared to vaccinated people.

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Unvaccinated North Carolinians were also five times — or more than 500% — more likely to get coronavirus when compared to those who are vaccinated last week.

In North Carolina, the number of cases and deaths reported daily has slowly started to tick upward, according to WRAL Data Trackers. On Friday, 2,401 new coronavirus cases were reported, an increase of 20% when compared to last Friday. The state’s rolling, seven-day average of cases was 1,757 – lower than its peak during the height of the Delta variant in September, but higher than lows seen in June and July.

"When infections do occur after vaccination, they are general less severe than infections in people who are unvaccinated, and vaccinated people are much less likely to be hospitalized or die," the report from the state health department said.

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