The Health Center at Auraria will begin offering COVID-19 Omicron Fall 2022 Booster Vaccines and Flu Vaccine to Auraria Campus students, faculty and staff and their family members or household members beginning Monday, September 19th, 2022, in Plaza Room 111.  If you are needing to complete the primary series COVID-19 vaccination, please call the Auraria Immunization Office at 303-615-9997.

Which vaccines will be available?

• Pfizer COVID-19 for patients 12 years of age or older*
• Moderna COVID-19 for patients 18 years of age or older*
• Flu for patients 12 years of age or older

*COVID-19 Omicron boosters require proof of two primary series doses of any COVID-19 vaccine at least 2 months prior. Those with recent infection should delay any COVID-19 omicron vaccination by three months from symptom onset or positive test (if infection is asymptomatic).

Acceptable forms of vaccine verification include a physical copy or a photo of:

• COVID-19 vaccine card
• State vaccine record
• Colorado physician/medical provider signed note

*Failure to provide proof of primary series vaccination upon check-in will result in your appointment being rescheduled.

Can I get both a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster at the same time?
Yes.

How soon after my primary series or booster should I get the Omicron booster?
At least 2 months after most recent dose

If I have been recently diagnosed with COVID-19, when can I get the Omicron booster?
Three months after diagnosis of COVID-19

Is there a cost for the COVID-19 or the Flu vaccine?
No, these immunizations are offered free-of-charge. There is no need to bring your insurance card.

Steps to schedule a vaccination appointment:

1. Submit a Patient Portal Registration Request to the Health Center at Auraria.
2. Once your Patient Portal Request is submitted, you will receive an e-mail in approximately 1 hour with a link to create your patient portal account.
   – E-mails will be sent Monday-Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm and Friday 8:00am-3:00pm.
   – Please check your junk or spam folder
3. Follow the link emailed to you to complete your Patient Portal Account.
4. Once logged into your Patient Portal Account click on the “My Appointments” tab at the top of the page.
5. In the “Reason for Visit” drop down box, select the vaccine(s) you wish to receive.
6. In the “Provider” drop down box, choose a “Station”.
   – Additional appointment times are available by selecting one of four Vaccine Stations (there are 4 stations allocated for every 15-minute time slot); all stations are in the Plaza Building Room 111.
7. In the Location drop down box choose “Health Center at Auraria”.
8. Click ‘Search’.
9. Choose a day and time for your appointment.  Please note that you will be asked to wait 15-30 minutes after your vaccine is administered for observation.
10. On the next screen click “Submit” to finalize your appointment. 

If additional assistance is needed, please contact the Health Center at Auraria directly at 303-615-9997.

In accordance with the recent FDA approval for an additional COVID-19 booster dose, the Health Center of Auraria will begin to administer vaccines according to the guidelines below effective April 6, 2022.

Eligible individuals:

• Adults ages 50 years and older who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised may choose to receive a second booster dose using Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
• Moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals ages 12 years or older (for Pfizer) and ages 18 years or older (for Moderna) may choose to receive a second booster dose using COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
• Individuals ages 18–49 years who are not moderately or severely immunocompromised and who received Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine as both their primary series dose and booster dose may receive a second booster dose using Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first Janssen (J&J) booster dose.

Appointments are required for the vaccine booster and must be scheduled in advance online at Healthcenter1.com. The boosters will be administered in the Plaza Building, Room 111,  Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

You must bring a copy of your vaccine card to your booster shot appointment. If you do not have a vaccine card and received your vaccine in Colorado, you can access your immunization records through the Colorado Immunization Information System or by using the myColorado™ app.

The Health Center at Auraria is pleased to announce that the Covid-19 booster shots are available on campus for all eligible students, faculty, staff and community members who received both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccine  at least 5 months ago or one dose of J & J vaccine two months ago. Though no J & J vaccine is available at the Health Center, recipients of the J & J vaccine are eligible to receive either the Pfizer or Moderna booster through recently approved mix-and-match protocols.

Pfizer booster doses are approved for individuals age 12+.  All other vaccine manufacturers (Moderna and J&J) are approved for individuals age 18+.