King County Roads Services Division, Department of Local Services, is partnering with Discovery Health to host a COVID-19 booster clinic for all employees and their family members ages 12 and older. Appointments to receive the vaccine are strongly recommended. The updated Pfizer booster will be available for those 12 and older and the updated Moderna booster will be available for those 18 and older. View a flyer for the clinic here.

Capacity at the Oct. 28 clinic is limited, so registration for an appointment is strongly encouraged. Please register below:

• Oct. 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Register here.
• Oct. 28 from 3 to 5 p.m. Register here.

The booster clinic will be held at King County Roads, Building C, 155 Monroe Ave. NE, Renton WA. Parking is available on site, and masks are required in the vaccination area. Those attending are reminded to please bring their CDC vaccination card with them.

Who should get an updated booster?

The updated Pfizer and Moderna boosters, also called “bivalent” boosters, target the Omicron variants as well as the original strain of the COVID-19 virus.  So even if you have had a booster in the past, the updated one is tailored for the variants circulating now. Getting the updated booster is the single most important way to avoid serious COVID-19 infections and long COVID.

Updated boosters use the same ingredients as other COVID-19 vaccines, with a change to one of the proteins to target Omicron variants.

You should get the updated booster if:

• You have completed your primary series of vaccines (the first two doses of Moderna/Pfizer/Novavax or one dose of Johnson & Johnson), and
• It has been at least two months since your last dose.  Your last dose could have been a primary dose or a booster dose.

You do not need to get the same brand as your primary series or last booster.

Looking for more information about the updated boosters? Get your questions answered here at the Public Health – Seattle & King County website:  Should I get an updated booster? We asked an expert.

The updated boosters are also available at Public Health’s vaccination sites at the Auburn Outlet Mall (drop-ins welcome) and Eastgate Public Health Center, and also from healthcare providers and many pharmacies (check before you go). COVID-19 vaccinations are free.   You can explore other options for getting vaccinated by visiting:

• www.kingcounty.gov/vaccine
• www.vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov