The Oneida County Health Department is offering appointments Tuesday afternoon and evening as part of its first Moderna COVID-19 booster pop-up clinic. The clinic runs until 5:30 p.m. at Grace Foursquare Church in Rhinelander. Appointments for the clinic should be booked at this website.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recommends people who received an mRNA vaccine initially and are in the following populations receive a booster dose at least six months after receiving their second mRNA vaccine in order to further strengthen their immunity:
- People 65 years and older
- All residents in long-term care
- People ages 18 and older with certain underlying medical conditions
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic lung diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate-to-severe), interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension
- Dementia or other neurological conditions
- Diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
- Down syndrome
- Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies or hypertension)
- HIV infection
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)
- Liver disease
- Overweight and obesity
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- Smoking, current or former
- Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant
- Stroke or cerebrovascular disease, which affects blood flow to the brain
- Substance use disorders
- People ages 18 and older who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of their job or institutional settings. Occupations at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission include front line essential workers and health care workers:
- First responders (health care workers, firefighters, police, staff at congregate care facilities)
- Education staff (teachers, support staff, childcare workers)
- Food and agriculture workers
- Manufacturing workers
- Corrections workers
- U.S. Postal Service workers
- Public transit workers
- Grocery store workers
- People who received a dose of J & J vaccine at least two months ago may receive a Moderna booster.
