OGDEN — With new federal guidelines expanding the pool of who can get COVID-19 booster shots, the Weber-Morgan Health Department has created additional vaccination clinics for the public.

Calls coming from the public asking about the availability of booster shots have been steady, said Lori Buttars, spokesperson for the health department, and the expanded clinic offerings started Monday. The Davis County Health Department has also implemented new offerings for booster shots.

Here’s a rundown of the new Weber County clinics:

• Shots will be available at the Weber State University Continuing Education Center at 2605 Monroe Ave. in Ogden on Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 7 p.m. The new effort at the location started Monday and should continue into December.
• A one-time clinic is scheduled for Tuesday at the Weber-Morgan Health Department building at 477 23rd St. in Ogden from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• A one-time clinic is scheduled for Friday from 6-9 p.m. at Union Station at 2501 Wall Ave.

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be offered at each location. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is being offered “as we have it,” Buttars said. Go to vaccinate.utah.gov to sign up for an appointment.

Those 65 and over and certain other immunocompromised people who had received a Pfizer vaccination were already eligible to get a third Pfizer booster shot. Late last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, expanded that.

Now, certain groups of people who have been vaccinated by either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines may get a booster, if it’s been at least six months since the initial vaccination. The eligible pool includes those 65 and older and those 18 and up who live in long-term care facilities, have underlying medical conditions or work in potentially high-risk settings, like health care workers.

Those 18 and up who received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccination may also get a booster, if it’s been at least two months since the initial vaccination.

The new CDC guidelines allow individuals to mix-and-match vaccines — that is, get a booster of a COVID-19 vaccine that’s different from what they got initially.

Buttars said officials still invite those who have yet to get vaccinated show up. “We hope to see lots of first-time people,” she said.

And beyond vaccinating, new options for COVID-19 testing in Ogden and Roy have opened up, including some on weekends. Go to the Weber-Morgan Health Department Facebook page at facebook.com/webermorganhealth for more details.

Weber-Morgan Health Department officials are monitoring moves to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to those aged 5-11. Federal health officials are still reviewing the matter.

The number of new COVID-19 cases has been on the rise in Weber and Morgan counties since May, when 911 new cases were reported in the two counties. That figure increased to 3,880 as of September, which compares to 1,166 new cases in September 2020.

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