COVID-19 Vaccines at UPMC

If you are immunocompromised, including those who have had a solid organ transplant, are on chemotherapy, or have certain chronic illnesses:

Pfizer Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 5 to 11

You received two doses, three weeks apart:

• Third dose can be received four weeks (28 days) or more after the second dose.
  • Third dose should be of the Pfizer vaccine.
• Fourth dose is not authorized.
• Fifth dose is not authorized.

Pfizer Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 12 and Older

You received two doses, three to eight weeks apart*:

• Third dose can be received four weeks or more after the second dose.
  • Third dose should be Pfizer.
• Fourth dose should be received three months or more after the third dose.
  • If you’re age 12 to 17, fourth dose must be Pfizer. If you’re age 18+, fourth dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.
• Fifth dose can be received four months or more after fourth dose.
  • If you’re age 12 to 17, fifth dose must be Pfizer. If you’re age 18+, fifth dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**

Moderna Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 18 and Older

You received two doses, four to eight weeks apart*:

• Third dose can be received four weeks or more after the second dose.
  • Third dose should be Moderna**.
• Fourth dose should be received three months or more after the third dose.
  • Fourth dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.
• Fifth dose should be received four months or more after the fourth dose.
  • Fifth dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.

J&J Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 18 and Older

You received one dose:

• Second dose can be received four weeks or more after the first dose.
  • Second dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.
• Third dose can be two months or more after the second dose.
  • Third dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.
• Fourth dose can be four months or more after the third dose.
  • Fourth dose can be Pfizer or Moderna**.

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Those who received a hematopoietic cell transplant, or a CAR-T cell treatment should discuss additional doses with their doctor.

*Talk with your doctor if you have any questions.

**Moderna primary series is given as a full dose (100mcg). Moderna booster doses are given as a half dose (50mcg).

Pfizer Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 5 to 11

You received two doses, three weeks apart:

• First and second doses can be Pfizer.
• First booster dose can be received five months or more after the second dose.
• Second booster dose is not authorized.

Pfizer Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 12 and Older

You received two doses, three to eight weeks apart*:

• First booster dose can be received five months or more after second dose.
  • First booster dose can be: Pfizer booster only for age 12 to 17; Moderna**, or J&J booster for age 18+.
• Second booster dose can be received four months or more after third dose.
  • Pfizer second booster dose only for age 50+.

Moderna Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 18 and Older*

You received two doses, four to eight weeks apart:

• First booster dose can be received five months or more after second dose.
  • First booster dose can be any of the three available vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna**, or J&J.
• Second booster dose can be received four months or more after third dose.
  • Moderna* second booster dose is only for age 50+.

J&J Was Primary Vaccine and You’re Age 18 and Older

You received one dose:

• First booster dose can be received two months or more after first dose.
  • First booster dose can be any of the three available vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna**, or J&J.
• Second booster dose can be received four months or more after second dose.
  • Second booster dose can be: Pfizer only for age 50+***, Moderna** only for age 50+***.

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Talk with your doctor if you have any questions.

*Recommendation is to receive your second dose closer to eight weeks after your first dose if you are:

• Male, age 12 to 39, to lower the rare risk of heart inflammation.
• Age 65 or older, to increase your immune response to the vaccine.

Recommendation is to receive your second dose closer to three to four weeks after your first dose if:

• You are at risk for severe illness or at high risk for exposure to the virus.

**Moderna primary series is give as a full dose (100mcg). Moderna booster doses are give as a half dose (50mcg).

***Individuals, age 18 to 49, who received J&J for their primary series AND first booster dose can receive a second booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna.

• Click the "Schedule a COVID-19 Vaccine" button above.
• Log in as a "Registered user" using your cell phone number or email address.
• View and manage your appointments.

If you need accommodations for your preferred language, sensory processing needs, anxiety, physical disabilities, or privacy needs, we can help. Please let the greeter or another staff member know when you arrive.

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Spanish, call 833-660-2416 and press 1
Para llamar en español para pedir su cita de vacunación contra el COVID-19, marque 833-660-2416 y pulse la opción 1.

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Nepali, call 833-660-2416 and press 2
नेपालीमा तपाईंको COVID-19 भ्याक्सिन तालिका बनाउन ८३३ ६६० २४१६ मा कल गर्नुहोस् र २ थिच्नुहोस् ।

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Arabic, call 833-660-2416 and press 3
للحصول على موعد( للقاح فيروس كوفيد-19) باللغة العربية,اتصل بالرقم 2416-660-833 ومن ثم اضغط رقم

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnamese, call 833-660-2416 and press 4
De lay hen chich thuoc ngua bang tieng Viet Nam, Xin goi so 833-660-2416 roi bam so 4

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Mandarin, call 833-660-2416 and press 5
需要预约新冠状病毒疫苗中文服务请拨打833-660-2416， 再按5。

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in Russian, call 833-660-2416 and press 6
Регистрация на вакцинацию Ковид- 19 на русском языке, позвоните по номеру 833-660-2416 и нажмите 6

Click on the "Schedule a COVID-19 Vaccine" link above and follow the directions below:

• Log in using your email address or cell phone number. You will receive a one-time verification code.
  • If you have multiple people associated with your email address or cell phone, you will need to enter the first and last name of the record you are trying to view as part of the log-in process.
• When the correct information opens, either click the UPMC logo in the top left corner or scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Back to menu" so that you will see the "Download CDC Card" option.
  • When you select this option, an image of the vaccine card you need will load, and you will be able to save and print your duplicate vaccine information.