From Staff Reports

Beginning Oct, 22, all three COVID-19 booster shots (Pfizer, Moderna and J&J) will be available for those eligible at the COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic on the campus of the University of North Carolina Asheville in partnership with the Mountain Area Health Education Center and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The COVID-19 immunization site and booster clinic at the UNCA Reuter Center at 1 Campus View Road in Asheville. In addition, all three vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna and J&J) will be provided for those seeking their first or second vaccine dose.
 

This site will operation during weekends as follows:

• Fri. Nov. 5 – 1-8 p.m.

• Sat.-Sun., Nov. 6-7 – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Fri. Nov. 12 – 1-8 p.m. – Location moved to the UNC Asheville parking lot on Edgewood Rd. (next to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church)

• Sat.-Sun., Nov. 13-14 – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Location Lipinsky Auditorium on campus.

Future weekend dates and hours of operation will be announced in advance. No appointments are required to enter the site.

The CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for individuals who received any of the vaccines. For the nearly 15 million people who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, booster shots are recommended for those who are 18 and older and who were vaccinated two or more months ago.

For the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the following groups are eligible for a booster shot at 6 months or more after their initial series:

• 65 years and older

• Age 18+ who live in long-term care settings

• Age 18+ who have underlying medical conditions

• Age 18+ who work or live in high-risk settings, such as:

  • First responders (e.g., healthcare workers, firefighters, police, congregate care staff)
  • Education staff (e.g., teachers, support staff, daycare workers)
  • Food and agriculture workers
  • Manufacturing workers
  • Corrections workers
  • U.S. Postal Service workers
  • Public transit workers
  • Grocery store workers

Per the CDC, since risk can vary across settings and based on how much COVID-19 is spreading in a community, people aged 18–64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may get a booster shot after considering their individual risks and benefits. This recommendation may change in the future as more data become available.
 
"Please talk to your healthcare provider about whether getting a COVID-19 booster shot is appropriate for you," a UNCA press release on the clinic noted.