COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Schedule

The Niagara County Department of Health will be offering FREE COVID-19 vaccine at several sites.

Vaccines are available for all U.S. citizens or anyone who lives, works, or attends school in the U.S.

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years of age and older, if eligible.

COVID-19 primary series vaccination for children and teens

For more information on COVID-19 vaccines and dosage for children and teens, visit:

• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Overview and Safety
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Overview and Safety

The CDC recommends that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) are preferred over the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 for all people age 18 years or older. This recommendation applies to both primary series and booster doses.

COVID-19 booster doses are now recommended for all individuals ages 5 years and older as follows:

Initial Booster:

• Pfizer-BioNTech: All individuals 5 years of age and older at least five (5) months after completion of primary series
• Moderna: All individuals 18 years of age and older at least five (5) months after completion of primary series
• Janssen (J&J): All individuals 18 years of age and older at least two (2) months after completion of a one-dose Janssen primary series.

Additional Booster:

• Ages 50 years or older who have received a completed series and initial booster dose
• Ages 18 - 49 years and who received Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) as BOTH their initial vaccine series AND their initial booster dose.
• Ages 12 years or older and who are moderately to severely immunocompromised as defined below:
  • Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies
  • Receipt of solid-organ transplant and taking immunosuppressive therapy
  • Receipt of CAR-T-cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy)
  • Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (e.g., DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
  • Advanced or untreated HIV infection
  • Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (i.e., at least 20 mg prednisone or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, tumor-necrosis (TNF) blockers, and other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory.

Initial Booster doses and Additional Booster doses for Pfizer, J&J and Moderna are available at each location. Pre-registration is recommended.

Vaccinations for 3^rd/additional doses for moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals are available as well, pre-registration is not required.  Please notify a member of our staff upon arrival at the clinic.

Second Dose Pfizer Appointments:

All individuals that receive a 1^st dose at a Niagara County DOH clinic, will be informed of the earliest date the 2^nd dose is recommended.  Second doses should be administered as follows:

For individuals 5+ that received Pfizer– schedule the 2^nd dose at least 21 days after the 1^st dose.

For individuals 18+ that received Moderna – schedule the 2^nd dose at least 28 days after the 1^st dose

Vaccination of Minors:

All individuals age 5 and older are eligible to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.  NCDOH recommends that all minors be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Providers may accept a COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form completed by the parent or guardian, where the parent or guardian is not available in person or by phone to provide consent to vaccinate.  Look for the form under “Vaccination of Minors Ages 5 – 17 Years” here: www.niagaracounty.com/health/Vaccine  Unaccompanied minors should also bring ID/proof of date of birth (birth certificate, passport, learning permit/driver’s license, benefits care, etc.).  

Vaccine Finder: https://www.vaccines.gov/search/ or call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 888-720-7489 )