New Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster available to WVUH and UHA employees

New Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster available to WVUH, UHA employee Employees of WVU Hospitals and University Health Associates (UHA), who are located in Morgantown, can get the new Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster in Employee Health, located on the second floor of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Just swing by; appointment not required. Employee Health is open weekdays, 6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The Monongalia County Health Department has bivalent boosters available to the public. Learn more at www.monchd.org.
Employees at Fairmont Medical Center can schedule an appointment for a vaccine clinic taking place on Thursday, Sept. 29, by visiting this link.
Here’s what you need to know:

• The Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster is an updated vaccine that offers added protection against two of the most dominant variants of the virus: the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. Employees are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated now to protect themselves, their loved ones, their colleagues, and their patients. Getting vaccinated now will help provide protection against a possible fall/winter surge.

• Employees whose last dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was two months ago or longer are eligible for the bivalent boosters.

• Those with a lab-confirmed, recent history of COVID-19 infection should wait three months before receiving the bivalent booster.

Before getting the booster from Employee Health, you must first complete your ReadySet COVID-19 Survey and select “I agree to receive.” (Employees and faculty click here. Volunteers and residents click here.)
If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine through Employee Health, your previous survey consent will be used; you do not have to complete a new survey.
Also, WVU Medicine has created a list of FAQs about the vaccine.