COVID-19 Resource Center vaccinates hundreds with updated boosters – Vermont Biz

Kevin Snow is a Bennington resident and retired Energizer employee who received an updated booster for COVID-19 at the COVID Resource Center on Tuesday, September 13. SVHC photo.

Vermont Business Magazine More than 200 people were vaccinated with updated bivalent boosters for COVID-19 at Southwestern Vermont Health Cares (SVHC) COVID-19 Resource Center this morning. The clinic exhausted its supply of Moderna and will be offering Pfizer boosters only in the coming days.

In addition, a limited number of Pfizer shots available for Thursdays clinic has caused the health system to reduce clinic hours to 8 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 15.

Both the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines are equally effective, said Trey Dobson, MD, Southwestern Vermont Medical Centers chief medical officer. The most important step is to get one as soon as you can.

The COVID-19 Resource Center is located on the former campus of Southern Vermont College at 982 Mansion Drive in Bennington. The Center expects to resume normal hours8 a.m. noon Tuesdays and Thursdaysstarting Tuesday, September 20, though only Pfizer shots are expected to be available for the next few weeks. Service is provided on a walk-in basis during operating hours. No appointment is needed.

To be eligible, you must:

More information about bivalent boosters is available athttps://svhealthcare.org/Wellness-Connection/bivalent-boosters. The primary series of COVID-19 vaccines are also available.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care will run walk-in flu shot clinics on Saturdays throughout the month of October. The clinics will offer both traditional and high-dose flu vaccine. High-dose vaccine is available to those 65 or older. Additional details will be posted atsvhealthcare.organdfacebook.com/svmedicalcenter. Note that insurances will be billed and patients may receive a bill for the remaining cost.

About SVHC:Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preeminent, healthcare system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices.

BENNINGTON, VTSeptember 13, 2022Southwestern Vermont Health Care

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