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Free bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine now available for students Tuesday, September 27, 2022 4 p.m.
UAB Students,
Please read the following important information about COVID and flu vaccines.
Student Health Services has received the new “bivalent” COVID-19 booster vaccine and can begin administering immediately. Students can self-schedule a free COVID-19 booster vaccination through the Student Health Patient Portal.
The updated bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine targets the most recent Omicron subvariants (BA.4 and BA.5) that are more contagious and more resistant than earlier strains of Omicron. The updated booster can strengthen protection that has decreased since previous vaccinations and provides broader protection against newer variants.
All people age 12 and up are eligible for the booster if it has been at least two months since their original COVID vaccination series (the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson) or their last booster.
The new bivalent formulation will be used for all booster doses. The original formulation will be used for the initial COVID vaccination series only, which is also available at SHS. Students can also self-schedule an initial COVID-19 vaccination series through the Student Health Patient Portal.
Click here to learn more about the updated COVID-19 booster.
Schedule your flu shot now
Flu shots for UAB students are now available at Student Health Services and can be scheduled through the Student Health Patient Portal.
It is safe and effective to receive both the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu shot at the same visit, if eligible and preferred.
Thank you,
Mike Faircloth, M.D.
Medical and Laboratory Director
Student Health and Wellness -
Bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine will soon be available for students Friday, September 16, 2022 1 p.m.
UAB Students,
Please read the following important information about COVID and flu vaccines.
Student Health Services is scheduled to receive the updated “bivalent” COVID-19 booster vaccine, which targets the most recent Omicron subvariants (BA.4 and BA.5) that are more contagious and more resistant than earlier strains of Omicron, within the next two weeks. Once the vaccine has been received, additional messaging will be forthcoming.
The updated booster can strengthen protection that has decreased since previous vaccinations and provides broader protection against newer variants. All people ages 12 and up are eligible for the booster if it has been at least two months since their original COVID vaccination series (the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson) or their last booster.
The new bivalent formulation will be used for all booster doses. The original formulation will be used for the initial COVID vaccination series only; SHS has a current supply and is happy to begin the series now. Students can self-schedule a COVID-19 vaccination through the Student Health Patient Portal.
Click here to learn more about the updated COVID-19 booster.
Schedule your flu shot now
Flu shots for UAB students are now available at Student Health Services and can be scheduled through the Student Health Patient Portal.
Thank you,
Mike Faircloth, M.D.
Medical and Laboratory Director
Student Health and Wellness