Sheree Gardner fills a syringe with vaccine. Rider University free COVID-19 booster clinic for students, faculty and staff, in collaboration with Capital Health, at the University in Lawrenceville, N.J. February, 15, 2022. Credit: Ed Murray<\/p>\n
Ohio State is now offering the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine through Student Health Services, the university announced in an universitywide email Sept. 18.<\/p>\n
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the bivalent booster includes a combination of the original strain of COVID-19 and a component of the Omicron variant, which provides broader protection against newer strains.<\/p>\n
Dr. Ashley Lipps, infectious disease physician at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State and graduate medical student, said it is important to get a booster shot because your immunity can wane from previous vaccination or a previous infection. The FDA authorized the booster in August, according to an Aug. 31 press release.<\/p>\n
FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in the release the FDA encourages anyone eligible to receive a booster shot.<\/p>\n
As we head into fall and begin to spend more time indoors, we strongly encourage anyone who is eligible to consider receiving a booster dose with a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to provide better protection against currently circulating variants, Califf said.<\/p>\n
Student Health Services will hold clinics for students to get the booster Wednesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and Friday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. Starting the week of Oct. 3, the clinic will run Tuesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m.The Pfizer booster will be administered, according to the SHS website.<\/p>\n
According to the website, vaccines are given on a walk-in basis or by appointment, which can be scheduled in the MyChart app or by phone at 614-292-4321. Upon arrival, students will need to register at the ground floor registration desk. If available, students should also bring their insurance card.<\/p>\n
University spokesperson Dave Issacs said in an email students, faculty and staff can receive a booster for free. SHS might bill a patients insurance if they have it on file, but they will not be asked to pay out of pocket. <\/p>\n
Those who have already been vaccinated should bring their vaccination cards to get the booster, according to the Wexner Medical Center.<\/p>\n
Anyone can also get their booster at Wexner Medical Centers Same-Day Care locations throughout Franklin County: McCampbell Hall, 1581 Dodd Drive, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday 160 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., Suite 100, in Worthington, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday<\/p>\n
543 Taylor Ave., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday<\/p>\n
1800 Zollinger Rd., in Upper Arlington, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday<\/p>\n
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