Nebraska Medicine now is offering Pfizer booster doses to UNMC and Nebraska Medicine faculty, staff and students who completed the primary Pfizer series at least six months ago.
The Pfizer boosters will be given as part of the influenza vaccination clinics at Nebraska Medical Center. Advance scheduling is required for the Nebraska Medical Center clinics and can be completed here. You only need to sign up for one appointment time, regardless if you plan to receive an influenza vaccine or both an influenza and COVID-19 booster. The COVID-19 boosters will take place in lower Storz Pavilion; influenza vaccine will be given upstairs in the ground level Storz Pavilion. More information on the on-site clinics and other options for receiving your influenza vaccination is available here.
UNMC’s non-clinical and educational staff may elect to get a booster dose at the Nebraska Medicine Center clinics. Individuals should bring their ID badge and vaccination card. If you already received your influenza vaccine and wish to obtain a COVID-19 booster at the Nebraska Medicine Center clinic, register here.
The CDC and medical center experts say you can get a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines, including a flu vaccine, at the same time. As during initial COVID-19 vaccine clinics, individuals receiving a COVID-19 booster will be monitored on site for at least 15 minutes.
A booster dose is not yet authorized for people who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will continue to evaluate data and make additional recommendations in the future.
Although boosters are available, individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a two-shot series, such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as the J&J/Janssen vaccine. UNMC’s deadline to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption is Oct. 22.
Nebraska Medicine also will administer Pfizer booster doses to patients who meet the criteria set by the CDC. Patients can set up an appointment online, through their One Chart | Patient portal or through the Nebraska Medicine app. Walk-in vaccines also are available at the pharmacy at Lauritzen Outpatient Center. More information is available at NebraskaMed.com/Vaccine.