New Letter from Your DOHC COVID-19 Task Force

Latest Update: November 19, 2021

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children aged 5-11 years old. Desert Oasis Healthcare is providing vaccines in all three of our COVID-19 Clinics for children aged 5-11 years old.

Palm Springs
Indio
Yucca Valley

Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine for children or schedule an appointment below.

FDA Vaccine Info

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Previous Update: October 21, 2021

Starting Monday October 25th, DOHC will begin offering COVID-19 booster doses with mix and match options for all 3 brands at vaccine clinics in:

Palm Springs
Indio
Yucca Valley

MyTurn.CA.GOV will update with the ability to schedule a booster for Moderna and Janssen on 10/25/21 and will update for the ability to mix and match on 10/26/21.

We encourage YOU to schedule an appointment; however, walk-ins will still be allowed. Members of the community can also schedule a booster appointment or walk in.

Please Note:

You must have started and completed the required series of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 Pfizer; 2 Moderna, 1 Janssen J&J) to be eligible to receive a booster dose. We remain committed to encouraging and providing the unvaccinated with an opportunity to start and complete their primary vaccine series.
The guidance for the primary vaccine series has not changed, and while the data continues to grow for the age group of 5-11 year olds, we do not yet have the ability to vaccinate this population.
If you have not already received your 2021 flu shot, you can schedule and receive your flu shot at the same time.

Guidance for Mixing and Matching Boosters:

The same brand used for the primary vaccine series should be used for the booster
- If the same brand is not available or another brand is preferred , boosting is allowed with another authorized COVID-19 vaccine brand
Mixing of brands is only allowed for booster doses not the primary vaccine series
- All doses of the primary series and additional doses (if indicated for moderately to severely immunocompromised people) should use the same brand
The time between primary series completion and the booster dose is determined by the brand used for the primary series (please see the below grid)
- Those who received a single dose of Janssen can receive either another dose of Janssen or the appropriate booster dose of Moderna or Pfizer 2 months after series completion
- Those who received a complete series of Moderna or Pfizer can received the appropriate booster dose of Moderna, Pfizer, or Janssen 6 months after series completion
An individual risk-benefit decision with the help of a clinician may help determine the brand to use
- Brand availability
- Risk of vaccine brand based upon rare events

If you or someone you know has questions about receiving the available vaccines, please contact us through the DOHC Vaccine Hotline: 760-808-8400.

Thank you for your continued efforts to care for your own, your family’s, and the community’s health!

This is how we end a pandemic!