Many pharmacies and health plans had plenty of the new Pfizer boosters to offer but not Moderna.
If you want the new COVID-19 booster that protects against the latest circulating omicron variants, you have lots of options for appointments, except if you have your heart set on Moderna.
“We’re sorry, but no Moderna appointments were found within 25 miles,” Walgreens’ online scheduler reported for a downtown San Jose ZIP code.The new “bivalent” boosters approved by the federal government early this month protect against both the original strain of the coronavirus and its most recent omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the booster shots Sept. 1 for everyone 12 and older at least two months after their last COVID-19 vaccine shot.
“They just sent me a cancellation email because they are out of Moderna. I will get Pfizer if I must but would prefer Moderna, anyone happen to know of places in Berkeley that are booking Moderna appointments this weekend?” Dr. Jennifer Tong, associate chief medical officer for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, said that’s in part because they are supplied by both the state and federal governments. Pharmacies are directly supplied by the federal government through its vaccine program.
Moderna’s news office had no response Thursday to questions about Bay Area booster shortages, and the company hasn’t issued recent statements indicating production or distribution issues. Its website directs those seeking the shots to the federal government’s online scheduler. But it indicates availability at several pharmacies that don’t actually have the shots now.
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