DOH-Miami-Dade Offers Appointments for COVID-19 Vaccines, Vaccine Booster and Pediatric Vaccine

Miami, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is offering appointments for the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available to individuals 5 years of age and older while the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine is available to individuals 18 years of age and older. DOH-Miami-Dade is also offering free flu vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older.

Although booster doses are only available for individuals 12 years of age and older, a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available for individuals 5 years of age and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. That dose is scheduled 28 days after the second dose.

Individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, are eligible for a booster shot at least 5 months after their initial 2-dose series and individuals who received the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, are eligible for a booster shot at least 2 months after their 1-dose vaccine.

Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose, when available. Some individuals may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, while others may prefer to get a different booster. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine. Teens 12–17 years old may only get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster.

As of February 2022, the CDC has only recommended one booster dose. Only people who are moderately to severally immunocompromised are receiving 3 doses of the primary series plus one booster shot 3 months after the last primary dose.

For additional information regarding COVID-19 vaccine boosters, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html

DOH-Miami-Dade offers free flu vaccine for children6 months through 18 years of age. To schedule an appointment, please call 786-845-0550.

The COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine booster and adult flu vaccine will be offered by appointment at the following locations:

• Health District Center – DOH-Miami-Dade site
  1350 NW 14 Street, Miami Florida 33125 
  
• Little Haiti Clinic – DOH-Miami-Dade site
  300 NE 80 Terrace, Miami Florida 33138    
  
• West Perrine Clinic – DOH-Miami-Dade site
  18255 Homestead Avenue, Miami Florida 33157
• West Dade Clinic – DOH-Miami-Dade site
  11865 SW 26^th Street, Miami, Florida 33175
• City of Sweetwater
  250 SW 114^th Avenue, Sweetwater, Florida 33174
• Hialeah Gardens Library
  13451 NW 107^th Avenue, Hialeah Gardens, Florida 33018
• City of Miami Springs
  1401 Westward Drive, Miami Springs, Florida 33166
  

To schedule an appointment for either the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine booster or the adult flu vaccine, follow the attached link on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or mobile devices  https://book.appointment-plus.com/d6b7yl3g

All children under the age of 18 receiving a COVID-19 vaccine must have the COVID-19 vaccine screening and consent form signed by their parent or guardian.