Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Quay County Public Health Office in Tucumcari now is offering updated COVID-19 booster vaccines with an appointment.
The office at 310 S. Second St. is taking appointments by phone at (575) 461-2610. Its hours are from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Moderna booster can be administered to anyone age 6 months and older.
The vaccine helps protect people from severe illness, hospitalization and death. It is especially important for people age 65 and older, those at risk of severe COVID-19 complications or those who have never received the vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Receiving a booster also is important because protection from the virus declines over time, especially against new variants.
Rickie Eslick, nurse supervisor at the health office, said patients can be placed on a waiting list if it runs out of its current supply of COVID-19 boosters.