The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force, with guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration, are now offering a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to individuals aged 50 years and older and certain immunocompromised individuals. <\/p>\n
Eligible individuals can obtain a booster shot by walking into the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center mass vaccination site, Tuesday to Saturday, 8am to 4pm, and requesting the additional dose. <\/p>\n
COVID-19 vaccines are also available at select private clinics, such as Medical Associates of the Pacific, Kagman Isla Community Health, Marianas Medical Center, as well as the following CHCC outpatient clinics: Tinian Health Center, Rota Health Center, Family Care Clinic, Children\u2019s Clinic, and Women\u2019s Clinic. Contact each clinic for more information. <\/p>\n
Eligible individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson\/Janssen COVID- 19 vaccine may receive a second booster shot at least four months after completing their first booster. The second booster shot must be an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna). <\/p>\n
Individuals considered moderate to severe immunocompromised (weakened immune system) include people on chemotherapy or people who have had a solid organ transplant. For more information regarding who may be eligible for a second booster shot, visit https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019- ncov\/need-extra-precautions\/people-with-medical-conditions.html. The list presented does not include all possible conditions that put a person at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Individuals who have questions about booster doses should talk to their health care provider about their medical condition and whether getting a booster shot is appropriate for them. <\/p>\n
For more information on receiving a booster shot, visit https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019- ncov\/vaccines\/stay-up-to-date.html. <\/p>\n
The COVID-19 vaccines approved and authorized in the U.S. continue to protect people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and even dying\u2014especially people who have received a booster. <\/p>\n
Adverse reactions reported after getting booster shots were similar to the primary series\/shot. Fatigue and pain at the injection site were the most commonly reported side effects, and overall, most side effects were mild to moderate. However, as with the 2-shot primary series, serious side effects are rare but may occur. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force, with guidance from the U.S….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":366026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-366025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}