LVMC is administering Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters. Appointments Available!
Safe, free, and effective COVID-19 vaccine and booster appointments are available. All appointments can be made through the State’s MyTurn system. You may go online to check availability and register for an appointment.
For more information about the MyTurn Scheduling tool, you can call (833) 422-4255.
If you have already received your first dose of vaccine, the date to return for your second dose is shown on the back of your Vaccination Record Card. Please come at approximately the same time as your first dose appointment.
A COVID-19 booster shot is an additional dose of a vaccine given after the protection provided by the original shot(s) has begun to decrease over time. Typically, you would get a booster after the initial dose(s) immunity naturally starts to wane. The booster is designed to help people maintain their level of immunity for longer.
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being administered at LVMC.
COVID-19 vaccines, including their administration, are free for all Californians, regardless of insurance and immigration status. If you have received a bill for payment of a COVID-19 vaccination at Lompoc Valley Medical Center, please disregard the bill. These bills were sent in error and you will not be held accountable for payment.
The County of Santa Barbara is administering vaccinations in various locations throughout the region. To register for an appointment or get a variety of information regarding vaccinations, you may go to the County website at https://publichealthsbc.org. The county is advising that if you are not currently eligible for a vaccine, please do not make an appointment. You will be turned away from the vaccine site if you are not within the eligible group.
Please refer to the following resources for more information on COVID-19 vaccinations:
Once you reach full immunity, your risk of getting a moderate to severe case of COVID-19 is greatly reduced, and you’ll want to go places and see people. You should still wear a mask in public and around unvaccinated people, according to the CDC. If you’re around other fully vaccinated people in a private setting, go ahead and take your masks off.
You are considered to be fully vaccinated:
You are NOT fully protected if it has been less than two weeks since your shot or if you still need a second dose. Take all preventative measures until you are fully vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control, you may start to do some things that you had to stop once you are vaccinated because of the pandemic. But remember, you should still wear a mask, stay 6 feet apart from other people, avoid crowds and avoid poorly ventilated spaces.
The CDC advises that once you have been fully vaccinated:
The CDC still suggests you should talk all precautions to protect yourself and others, even if you’ve been fully vaccinated.
The CDC states that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death.
It is still unknown how effective the vaccines are against variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Pfizer-BioNTech | Moderna | Janssen J&J | |
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Doses | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Time Between Doses | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | N/A |
Fully Vaccinated | 2 weeks after second dose | 2 weeks after second dose | 2 weeks after first dose |
Emergency Use Authorization | 5 to 15 years | 18 years and older | 18 years and older |
FDA Approved | 16 years and older | X | X |