The latest updates:
The FDA and CDC authorized Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11 on Oct. 29, 2021 and Nov. 2, 2021 respectively. Learn more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new recommendations for a booster shots on Nov. 19, 2021. Everyone age 18 or older is now eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster dose. Learn more.
Schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at a clinic:
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are available by appointment at some of our health center locations.
Children: Schedule a first COVID-19 vaccine
Adults: Schedule your first COVID-19 vaccine
Booster: Schedule a booster COVID-19 vaccine
Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine options:
For patients age 6 and older:
Adult and child Pfizer vaccines are available at the following pharmacy:
- Pharmacy at Lauritzen Outpatient Center (41st and Leavenworth)
- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
For patients age 18 and older:
Single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available at the following pharmacies:
- Pharmacy at Bellevue Health Center (25th and Highway 370)
- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Closed Sundays
- Pharmacy at Durham Outpatient Center (45th and Emile)
- Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Weekends, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Anyone under age 19 must bring a completed parent or guardian consent form:
- Download the Pfizer and Moderna consent form in English
- Download the Pfizer and Moderna consent form in Spanish
- Download the Johnson & Johnson consent form in English
- Download the Johnson & Johnson consent form in Spanish
Who's eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot?
If you received a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at least two months ago, the CDC recommends that you get a booster shot.
If you received one of the two-dose mRNA vaccines, like Pfizer or Moderna, you can get a booster dose if you completed your vaccination series at least 6 months ago and you're 18 years or older.
If you are immunocompromised, you are strongly encouraged to get a third dose of an mRNA vaccine.
You may mix or match your third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. If you previously received the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, you can safely get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for your third dose.
Vaccine cost
The COVID-19 vaccine is free to Americans. Vaccine distributors can charge an administration fee for giving the shot to someone. However, in most cases, public and private insurance providers cover this cost.
We are not billing patients for COVID-19 vaccines received at Nebraska Medicine locations.
Why we need COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 infections can be a minor inconvenience, or they can lead to severe disease and death. Social distancing, handwashing and wearing your mask certainly help. However, the best way to stop this virus is to generate COVID-19-specific immunity within our community.
We can achieve this immunity in one of two ways: through illness (natural herd immunity) or through vaccination. Since illness leads to severe disease or death for many, a safe and effective vaccine is a much better alternative.
Use this calculator to assess your own COVID-19 mortality risk