Racine Sun

Americans who have completed their two-dose vaccination of their Moderna or Pfizer shots are now eligible to get their third booster dose. 

Mayor Cory Mason has urged the citizens of Racine County to get their booster doses.

"The Public Health Department will be offering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through its city hall clinic. The booster doses (as well as first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine) will be available weekly on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in city hall.

DHS recommends that the following populations should receive a booster dose of Pfizer at least six months after receiving their second dose of Pfizer in order to further strengthen their immunity:

People 65 years and older

All residents in long-term care

People ages 50-64 years with certain underlying medical conditions

To sign up for an appointment, visit racinepublichealth.as.me/schedule.php. Appointments are limited and will also be opened to the general public.

"#VaccinateRacine #Racine," Mayor Cory Mason wrote in a Facebook post.

More booster shots are being administered than vaccine first doses – about 362,000 booster shots are administered each day, while around 231,000 Americans are getting the first dose of the vaccine each day. Almost nine million booster shots have already been administered.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has also encouraged people between the ages of 18 and 49 to consider a booster shot if they have certain underlying medical conditions. The DHS also encouraged people between the ages of 18 and 64 to get a booster shot if they hold certain occupations, including first responders, education, food workers, grocery store employees and postal service workers.