Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center - Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Offering COVID-19 Pf

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently endorsed Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for certain populations and for those in high-risk occupational and institutional settings.

Carolina Pines strongly encourages individuals who completed the initial two-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine series more than six months ago to receive a booster dose.

We are pleased to share that we are offering Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for individuals who qualify (see below). To schedule an appointment, visit cprmc.com/covid19 or call 843.656.0101. All COVID-19 vaccines are administered at Carolina Pines Medical Group, Suite 108, 701 Medical Park Drive, Hartsville, SC.

A few important details:
The booster dose should be given at least six months after completion of the initial two-dose Pfizer series.

The following groups are eligible to receive the Pfizer booster dose:

• People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series;

• People aged 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer- BioNTech primary series;

• People aged 18–49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer- BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks;

• And people aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-

BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks.

Again, booster doses are now approved for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine only, and vaccines cannot be mixed-and-matched from other COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers at this time. We expect more information about the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) boosters to be coming soon and will share more details once available.