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Middlesex County will offer third doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday at the Monroe Senior Center as well as the county's existing vaccination sites.
Pfizer booster shots are available to fully vaccinated individuals who are: age 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, or certain qualifying people ages 18 and older
The COVD-19 shots will be given from 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center at 12 Halsey Reed Road in Monroe Township.
Appointments for the third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are required and can be made on the Middlesex County website by clicking here.
Third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine also will be available by appointment at Middlesex County vaccination sites.
All shot recipients are urged to bring their vaccine card with them to record their third Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.
Per the CDC, those eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot include people who received their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago and are: age 65 or older; a resident of a long-term care facility; age 18 or older and have an underlying health condition that puts them at high risk for severe COVID-19; or age 18 or older and at high risk due to occupational or institutional exposure.
“Vaccines are a crucial, much-needed tool in the fight against the COVID-19 virus – especially the highly contagious Delta variant,” said Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios.
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