Pfizer vaccine booster now available at drive-thru, walk-up sites in Miami-Dade
People 65 and older and other high-risk groups can now get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster at all of the drive-thru and walk-up sites run by Miami-Dade County.
“The booster is a critical tool in our ongoing fight to protect the most vulnerable from COVID — and if the last 18 months have taught us anything, it’s that we must continue to take all the steps possible to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a Friday news release.
People eligible for the booster can get the shot at least six months after completing Pfizer’s two-dose series. Anyone who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines is not eligible.
Besides seniors and long-term care facility residents, anyone 18 and older who has a health condition that makes them high-risk for severe COVID illness can get the booster. That includes people diagnosed with asthma, diabetes and obesity.
People 18 and older who work or live in a place that makes them high-risk for being exposed to COVID-19 and falling ill with the disease can also get the shot.
This includes first responders, healthcare workers and educators. Food and agriculture workers, correction workers and inmates, public-transit workers, grocery-store workers and residents of homeless shelters are also eligible.
People who want to get Pfizer’s booster at a county-run site will need to bring a valid photo ID and show proof (CDC vaccination card or immunization record) that they have completed Pfizer’s two-dose series.
Some of the drive-thru sites that do have the booster include Tropical Park, Dolphin Mall and Zoo Miami. Some of the walk-up sites offering boosters include Aventura Mall, the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami.
A few county-run sites are also offering boosters both by drive-thru and walk-up, such as Miami Dade College North Campus and Jose Marti Park in Miami.
Some of the sites don’t require appointments but recommend them, and others require them.
To find a site near you, its hours of operation and information on which vaccine it has and if an appointment is required, visit miamidade.gov/vaccine.
Where else can you get a Pfizer COVID booster?
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County is also offering the booster dose at all of its drive-thru and walk-up sites. The sites don’t take appointments. To find a site, visit www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Vaccination-Sites.aspx
The Pfizer booster is also available through retail pharmacies, including Publix, Walgreens, CVS, Winn-Dixie and Walmart.
If you want to get your shot at a store in Florida, keep in mind that it will depend on availability. To schedule an appointment or to check a specific store’s availability, visit the retailer’s website.
This story was originally published October 1, 2021 at 3:56 PM.
