COVID-19 vaccine for kids,
boosters for adults now available
November 24, 2021
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has amended the state’s standing orders for COVID-19 vaccine administration immediately authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals ages 18 and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vac 3Acine. This follows the FDA and CDC’s announcements today authorizing and endorsing the use of single dose boosters for all adults.
Those who are 18 or older and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible for a booster shot:
• At least 2 months after a 1-dose vaccine of Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, or
• At least 6 months after a 2-dose vaccine of Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna.
According to DHSS, COVID-19 booster shots are administered anywhere the COVID-19 vaccine is available. Individuals do not need to get their booster shot at the same location they received their initial series. Those seeking a booster shot can visit MOStopsCovid.com to find a nearby provider and schedule an appointment or locate a walk-in clinic.
The Barry County Health Department is providing boosters at their Cassville office at 65 Main Street on a walk-in basis.
The Barry County Health Department also announced that the vaccine now available for children, ages 5 to 11 years old. They have received a limited quantity of the Pfizer CoVID-19 child dose, which is one-third the amount of the adult dose and is administered as a two-shot series.
Pfizer is currently the only CoVID vaccine approved for use in children 5 years and older.
According to the health department’s press release, children can become infected and get very sick from CoVID. Those infections may lead to short and long-term health complications.
Vaccination for children ages 5 years and older is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is currently the best way to prevent these infections.
In addition to protecting your child, vaccination helps by:
• Protecting younger children and other at risk family members.
• Protecting your child from serious illness, if they contract CoVID.
• Helping to keep children in school and other group activities.
• Helping to slow the spread of CoVID in the community.
If you have any questions regarding the vaccination, please contact your Primary Care Provider or the Barry County Health Department.
Please call 417-847-2114 to schedule an appointment for your child’s vaccination.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has amended the state’s standing orders for COVID-19 vaccine administration immediately authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals ages 18 and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vac 3Acine. This follows the FDA and CDC’s announcements today authorizing and endorsing the use of single dose boosters for all adults.
Those who are 18 or older and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible for a booster shot:
• At least 2 months after a 1-dose vaccine of Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, or
• At least 6 months after a 2-dose vaccine of Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna.
According to DHSS, COVID-19 booster shots are administered anywhere the COVID-19 vaccine is available. Individuals do not need to get their booster shot at the same location they received their initial series. Those seeking a booster shot can visit MOStopsCovid.com to find a nearby provider and schedule an appointment or locate a walk-in clinic.
The Barry County Health Department is providing boosters at their Cassville office at 65 Main Street on a walk-in basis.
The Barry County Health Department also announced that the vaccine now available for children, ages 5 to 11 years old. They have received a limited quantity of the Pfizer CoVID-19 child dose, which is one-third the amount of the adult dose and is administered as a two-shot series.
Pfizer is currently the only CoVID vaccine approved for use in children 5 years and older.
According to the health department’s press release, children can become infected and get very sick from CoVID. Those infections may lead to short and long-term health complications.
Vaccination for children ages 5 years and older is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is currently the best way to prevent these infections.
In addition to protecting your child, vaccination helps by:
• Protecting younger children and other at risk family members.
• Protecting your child from serious illness, if they contract CoVID.
• Helping to keep children in school and other group activities.
• Helping to slow the spread of CoVID in the community.
If you have any questions regarding the vaccination, please contact your Primary Care Provider or the Barry County Health Department.
Please call 417-847-2114 to schedule an appointment for your child’s vaccination.