El Paso clinics offer 3rd dose of vaccine to people with low immunity

EL PASO, Texas – A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be available this weekend in El Paso for people with compromised immunity.

The city of El Paso and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso will operate independent vaccination clinics.

There is a list of CDC recommendations for people to qualify for this third dose, and city officials recommend that you discuss your condition with your healthcare professional and whether the third dose is right for you.

CDC guidelines say that a third dose will not be given until 28 days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine to people with moderate or severe immunosuppression:

• Receive active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood
• You have had an organ transplant and are taking medicines to suppress the immune system
• You have had a stem cell transplant within the past 2 years or are taking medicines to suppress the immune system
• Moderate or severe primary immune deficiency (eg, DiGeorge syndrome and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
• Advanced or untreated HIV infection
• Active treatment with high dose corticosteroids or other medicines which may suppress the immune response

The schedule and location for the third dose of TTUHSC are as follows:

• 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday, August 29
• Medical Sciences Building II, 1st Floor, 137 Rick Francis Street
• Parking will be available in lots marked T3, P11 and P7

They will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, and those interested must complete a registration request by click here. For more information, please call 915-215-4300.

The third doses of Covid-19 are ofavailable by appointment only at the following citand the towns of El Paso:

Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• El Paso Convention Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza

Monday to Friday: noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• El Paso City Covid-19 Clinics

Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

o 220 S. Stanton (corner of First and Stanton)

9341 Alameda

or 7380 Remcon

o 9566 Railway

To make an appointment visit EPCovidVaccine.com and click on the registration form, or call (915) 212-6843.