Tennessee Department of Health offering booster dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

CDC Approved Booster Dose Recommendations for Certain Populations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health will begin offering booster doses of
COVID vaccine to certain populations, beginning Friday, September 24.
A single dose booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be administered for individuals
who met these criteria:
• People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster
shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech
primary series,
• People aged 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot
of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary
series,
• People aged 18–49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot of
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary
series, based on their individual benefits and risks, and
• People aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission
because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of PfizerBioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series,
based on their individual benefits and risks.
More information on the CDC’s recommendation for a booster dose is available online HERE.
Local health departments across the state will be administering the booster dose. Information on
appointment availability can be found at https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/availability/.
Appointments are not required. The Federal Pharmacy Partnership (FPP) for Long-Term Care (LTC)
Program is facilitating on-site vaccination for residents in long-term care facilities. Additional
vaccine providers offering the Pfizer vaccine can be found by visiting http://www.vaccines.gov.
Patients do not need to prove their diagnosis or health condition to be eligible for the booster dose.