DISCLAIMER: This post should be perceived as non-expert courtesy information, and may not substitute expert opinion by reader’s physician or health administrator. Reader’s discretion and full responsibility is warranted and consultation with his/her physician or health administrator is strongly recommended. 

Here are a few tips you may want to know about COVID-19 vaccines currently on the market:

Product EUA Schedule Min. Age Admin.
Pfizer-BioNTech 12/11/2020 2 doses;

17-21 days apart

16 years Intramuscular;

Deltoid muscle

Moderna 12/18/2020 2 doses;

24-28 days apart

18 years Intramuscular;

Deltoid muscle

  • Decision by availability/age criteria
  • No preference/recommendation by CDC over either product
  • Individuals with no history or past history of COVID-19 infection is eligible for infection
  • Individuals with current COVID-19 infection is not eligible for vaccination (either 1st or 2nd dose) until after recovery
  • COVID-19 high-risk individuals bear no additional risks with vaccinations
  • Pregnant individuals may bear slightly additional risk with vaccinations (limited data available)
  • No booster doses is developed or recommended yet
  • 2 doses of the same product is highly recommended
  • In occasion of inadvertent 1 dose of each, no further vaccination is recommended
  • Minimum interval of 14 days before or after other non-COVID-19 vaccines, if possible
  • In occasion of COVID-19 vaccination within 14-day period of any necessary non-COVID vaccination, no further COVID-19 doses is necessary

 

As the more supply of the vaccines are being provided, vaccinations are administrated based on the priorities as set below:

  1. Healthcare personnel & residents of long-term care facilities
  2. Frontline essential workers such as fire fighters, police officers, food & agricultural workers, USPS workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, public transit workers, & those who work in the educational sector AND People aged 75 years
  3. People aged 65—74 years AND People aged 16—64 years AND Other essential workers, such as people who work in transportation and logistics, food service, housing construction & finance, information technology, communications, energy, law, media, public safety, and public health.

Please contact your primary care physician (PCP) or health administrator for vaccination eligibility and nearest vaccination center. You may also check the link for closest vaccination near you.

If you are at high risk and having difficulty in getting vaccination in a timely fashion, please contact and we would be able to facilitate your vaccination according to your health conditions and age. Please call us at 949.666.2233, Ext. 2 for any questions or inquiry.

DISCLAIMER: This post should be perceived as non-expert courtesy information, and may not substitute expert opinion by reader’s physician or health administrator. Reader’s discretion and full responsibility is warranted and consultation with his/her physician or health administrator is strongly recommended. 

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