McLeod Health offers Pfizer booster shots in Clarendon, Lee, Sumter counties

McLeod Health will be offering the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot to walk-ins only who meet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria.

According to CDC, the COVID-19 booster shots are available for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients who have completed their initial first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago and are:

- 65 years and older;

- Aged 18 and older who live in long-term care facilities;

- Aged 18 and older who have underlying medical conditions;

- Aged 18 and older who work in high-risk settings, such as health care and schools; and

- Aged 18 older who live in high-risk settings, such as correctional facilities and homeless shelters.

Clarendon, Lee and Sumter County residents can receive the Pfizer booster shot on Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple St., Manning. Please remember to bring your vaccination card, driver's license and insurance card in order to receive the booster shot.

For a more detailed list of eligibility requirements, visit www.cdc.gov.

For more information about COVID-19 vaccine availability and locations, visit www.scdhec.gov.