Get Your Vaccines at a Cone Health Community Pharmacy

CDC recommends the application of individual-based decision-making between the patient and healthcare provider to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The CDC refers to individual-based decision-making as "vaccination based on shared clinical decision-making" on its immunization schedules. This approach involves healthcare providers such as physicians, nurses and pharmacists working together with patients.

It means that the decision to vaccinate is not solely based on age, but also on:

• Patient-specific factors that are harder to include in broad recommendations.
• Risk factors for the disease in question.
• Characteristics of the vaccine (e.g., effectiveness, safety profile).
• The best available evidence about who is most likely to benefit from the vaccine.

All eight Cone Health Community Pharmacy locations offer COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 12 years and older. Cone Health is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 8 years and older at the Moses Cone and Alamance Regional Cone Health Community Pharmacy locations. Parents will need to call the pharmacy location to make a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for children aged 8-11. NOW AVAILABLE. 

NOTICE: COVID-19 vaccines at Cone Health pharmacies are not covered by Medicaid for children 18 and under. Families could face out-of-pocket costs. Parents of children on Medicaid should check with their pediatrician about COVID-19 vaccine availability.

Children and adults should receive a flu shot every flu season. People 65 years and older, pregnant people, and people with certain health conditions or a weakened immune system are at greatest risk of flu complications. Flu shots are available during fall and winter months beginning late September. The best time to get a flu shot is by the end of October if possible. NOW available at Cone Health Community Pharmacy locations. 

Adults aged 50-74 may receive a single dose of the RSV vaccine if recommended by their healthcare provider or if they are in a high-risk group. Everyone 75 and older should get the RSV vaccine based on age alone. The best time to get vaccinated is late summer to early fall, before RSV spreads. Women can receive the RSV vaccine during weeks 32-36 of pregnancy from September 1 to January 31, with Pfizer Abrysvo being the only RSV vaccine approved for use during pregnancy.

Several pneumococcal vaccines are available and recommended based on age and medical status. Your healthcare provider can determine which type and how many doses you need.

Shingles vaccines prevent herpes zoster and related complications. Adults 50 and older should receive two doses, 2 to 6 months apart, regardless of previous shingles history.

Tdap or Td vaccines protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. All adults who haven't received a Tdap should get one, regardless of their last Td shot. This should be followed by a Td or Tdap every 10 years. Tdap is also recommended for women in the early third trimester of each pregnancy to protect the baby from whooping cough.

Children should receive hepatitis immunizations from their pediatrician. Adults who were not vaccinated previously and want to be protected against hepatitis A can also get the vaccine.

Hepatitis A vaccine is also recommended for the following people

• International travelers
• Men who are intimate with other men
• People who use injection or non-injection drugs
• People who have occupational risk for infection
• People who anticipate close contact with an international adoptee
• People experiencing homelessness
• People with HIV
• People with chronic liver disease

Anyone 59 or younger who hasn't been vaccinated should get the Hepatitis B vaccine. It's also recommended for adults 60 and older at increased risk of exposure. Those 60 and older who aren't at increased risk may choose to get vaccinated as well.

HPV vaccines are recommended for children and adults to prevent infection with some types of human papillomavirus. Pediatric patients can receive the HPV vaccine at their provider’s office.

Several different meningococcal vaccines are available and recommended for people based on age and medical status. Your health care provider can help you determine if the vaccine is needed and which type of pneumococcal vaccine you should receive.

MMR vaccines usually protect people for life against measles, mumps and rubella, but immunity may decrease over time. Certain adults who received the vaccine between 1963-1967, work in high risk settings or travel internationally are advised to have their immunity checked and get a booster shot if necessary. Please talk with your provider for details. *A prescription is required for the pharmacy to administer the MMR vaccine.