Second COVID booster now available for free at SLO County Public Health clinics
The second COVID-19 booster shot is now available to eligible residents free of charge at San Luis Obispo County Public Health clinics.
The COVID-19 shots by Pfizer and Moderna are available at clinics in Grover Beach, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, according to a Public Health news release.
People ages 50 and up and people 12 and older with compromised immune systems were approved for the second booster shot, the release said.
“This second booster is meant to protect our most vulnerable community members as the highly transmissible BA.2 strain spreads across the country,” County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said. “Getting vaccinated and boosted is the most effective way to protect yourself from COVID-19, especially from the most serious illness and risk of death.”
The second booster shot is recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
Where to get a COVID-19 test and schedule a vaccine appointment
To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine or booster, visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-422-4255. The county Public Health Department is also administering vaccines and boosters on a walk-in basis at public health clinics in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Grover Beach. To find shots at pharmacies near you, visit Vaccines.gov.
Vaccines are administered at the San Luis Obispo clinic is located at 2191 Johnson Ave., the Grover Beach clinic is located at 286 South 16th St. and the Paso Robles clinic is located at 723 Walnut Drive.
For more information on clinic hours, visit slocounty.ca.gov/COVID-19/Vaccines.
Free coronavirus testing continues to be available at clinics in San Luis Obispo, Grover Beach and Paso Robles.
To make an appointment, visit slocounty.ca.gov/COVID-19/COVID-19-Testing or call 888-634-1123 to register by phone.
Testing is administered at 801 Grand Ave in San Luis Obispo, 1336 Ramona Ave #A in Grover Beach, 209 Surf St. in Morro Bay and 800 Pine Street in Paso Robles.
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