COVID-19 Vaccine Information

How to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Scheduling your COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are available to everyone six months and older.

Booster Shots

Learn more about booster shots and who is eligible

UT Health San Antonio is a state-designated vaccination hub dedicated to protecting our community by providing as many COVID-19 vaccines as possible.

NOTICE: FDA and CDC authorize the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those six months and older - UT Health San Antonio now offers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to those six months and older, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommendation to extend the emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines to this age group. A parent or legal guardian must accompany them throughout the vaccine appointment. Schedule a vaccine online.

Scheduling Vaccine Appointments

You may schedule the time and date COVID-19 vaccine appointment online at: www.UTHealthCare.org/COVID

How to prepare for receiving your COVID-19 vaccine

What to Bring:
- Photo identification (driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport or another form of official photo identification)
- Insurance information, including Medicare, if available. The COVID-19 vaccine is free. A small administration fee may be charged to the insurance company. For more details on insurance fees, please view the "Is there a fee for the COVID-19 vaccine" section.
- Minors must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian throughout the vaccine appointment.
- Those receiving their second, third or booster vaccines should bring their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.

What to Know:

- Check the appointment details in MyChart or written on your COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Card to confirm where you should arrive to receive your COVID-19 vaccine.
- If you need to reschedule your COVID-19 appointment, call 210-450-9000.
- All patients are observed for 15 minutes after they receive the vaccine. Some patients with certain medical conditions are observed for 30 minutes. All patients are encouraged to download the Center for Disease Control’s vaccine safety app.

Schedule your COVID-19 vaccine

Booster shots: Who is eligible and how to get one

Patient safety information

State-designated vaccination hub

As a state-designated vaccination hub, we are committed to protecting our community by providing COVID-19 vaccines to as many people as possible.

Everyone who is currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster may receive their vaccine from UT Health San Antonio. Schedule online.

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COVID-19 Vaccines Provided by UT Health San Antonio

UT Health San Antonio primarily provides the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 for initial vaccines and booster shots. Vaccines can be scheduled online.

Established primary care patients, 18 years and older, may schedule a Moderna vaccine by calling their provider's office or schedule using MyChart. We do not offer J&J vaccines. Check the availability of Moderna and J&J vaccines with your primary care provider, local pharmacy or mass vaccination site. Find a vaccine location at Vaccines.gov.

Primary Series
A person is considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after receiving all recommended doses in the primary series of their COVID-19 vaccination. Your primary series doses depend on your age, your health status, what vaccine you first received, and when you first got vaccinated. Review the CDC’s webpage and recommendation chart to understand how to stay up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccines.

Booster Shots
Pfizer booster shots are approved for everyone 12 years old and older, and some people are eligible for a second booster shot. This CDC chart outlines who should get a booster, when to get a booster and which booster you should get. Schedule your booster shot online.

Vaccine and Booster Shot Recommendations for Immunocompromised Individuals
Those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised (have a weakened immune system) are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness and death. Their immune response to the COVID-19 vaccination may not be as strong as in people who are not immunocompromised. To stay up-to-date, the CDC recommends:

Children ages 5 through 11 years who are moderately or severely immunocompromised receive a primary series of 3 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as shown on this schedule.
People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should receive a total of 4 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to stay up to date.

Learn more about the CDC vaccine and booster recommendations for moderately or severely immunocompromised people.

All COVID-19 vaccines can be scheduled online.

If you have concerns or questions about which vaccine you should receive, speak with your health care provider.

Mixing and Matching Vaccine Brands
mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are preferred, but J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines may be considered in some situations. UT Health San Antonio primarily provides Pfizer vaccines. Vaccines can be scheduled online .

Established primary care patients, 18 years and older, may schedule a Moderna vaccine by calling their provider's office or schedule using MyChart. We do not offer J&J vaccines.

Additional Resources: For more information about all of the COVID-19 vaccines, visit the CDC’s “Vaccines for COVID-19” website which provides in-depth information about each of the three COVID-19 vaccines.

Is there a fee for the COVID-19 vaccine?

Vaccine recipients will have no out-of-pocket expenses; they are free. A small administration fee may be charged to the insurance on file.

For patients who have Medicare, Medicaid or a third-party insurer, your insurer will be billed a nominal fee of $17 for the first dose and $28 for the second dose per Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allowable charges for the extra supplies and staffing to administer the vaccine