Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties is hosting a free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, this coming Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. This walk-in clinic is offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and will be held in the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Room of the Community Action Resource Building, 450 Syndicate Street North in St. Paul.
All are welcome to take part, including children under the age of 5. And, the first 50 people to get their shot will receive a Target gift card. Participants can get any shot in the series, including the first or second shot in their primary vaccine series or their first or second booster.
Please bring your current vaccine card (if you have one) so that it can be properly updated. However, no identification, insurance information, or proof of eligibility are required for you to receive any shot in your vaccine series, including a booster.
For any questions you may have, please send an email to hs-covid@caprw.org. Community Action’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic is a partnership with M Health Fairview and Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. And, for more information on COVID-19 boosters, please see below.
The Importance of COVID-19 Booster Shots
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), boosters are critical to protecting oneself from serious illness (and even death) should you become infected with COVID-19.
The CDS recommends that anyone 5 years of age and older should get a booster after completing their primary COVID-19 vaccine series. Current guidelines recommend the first booster shot should be received at least five months after the final dose in the primary series.
A second booster is recommended for adults 50 years of age and older as well as anyone 12 and older who is moderately or severely immunocompromised. The second booster should be received at least 4 months after the first. To learn more about when you or your child should to get a booster shot, please visit the CDC’s dedicated COVID-19 Vaccine webpage.
