The Trigg County Hospital continues to serve as one of several locations in the lower Pennyrile area currently offering COVID-19 boosters to the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to those 18-and-older.
Hospital CEO John Sumner said every Wednesday afternoon from 1-3 PM, citizens seeking boosters to their original doses can come to the front entrance without an appointment, where their COVID-19 trailer unit is located.
This week, Sumner said around 50 people received a booster shot at the hospital during Wednesday’s hours, and that if those numbers continue to stay steady or increase, the hospital’s mobile unit would return to the Trigg County Recreation Complex for a vaccine/booster clinic.
Sumner noted a singular vial of the Moderna vaccine offers up 22 booster shots, and a singular vial of the Pfizer vaccine has 10 doses — and that a single day’s use of multiple vials would warrant future plans to give boosters at a larger location, in order to meet demand.
At the Christian County Health Department, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and boosters are being offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 AM until 4:30 PM, and on Wednesdays the Pfizer vaccine only is being administered to ages 5-to-11. Appointments can be made online at christiancountyhd.com.
At the Trigg County Health Department, boosters are being administered typically on Thursdays, but the holidays have forced some shifting.
The next two booster clinics will be Thursday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 15 from 8 AM until 4:30 PM. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments by phone are preferred.
Two weeks ago, Governor Andy Beshear released an executive order, authorizing anyone aged 18 and older for boosters — regardless of health status. For two-dose vaccines in Moderna and Pfizer, the boosters is medically advised for those six months after their second shot. For the single-dose vaccine in Johnson & Johnson, boosters are recommended two months after the lone shot.
Beshear’s executive order doesn’t specifically authorize those younger than 18 years old to receive boosters regardless of health status, while vaccines for those aged 5-to-11 have only recently been given emergency approval.
