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Get Your COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations at Our San Francisco headquarters

Get Your COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations at Our San Francisco headquarters

We are pleased to welcome members of our community, their friends and families and members of the wider community to receive a booster shot on four Tuesdays, from November 23 to December 14. Each vaccination clinic runs between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

And while you’re there, why not also have your flu shot. Both will be available at our LightHouse 1155 Market Street HQ. You will need to register by phone to have your booster vaccination at the LightHouse location.

To register to attend the LightHouse vaccination clinic at 1155 Market Street, you will first need to make an appointment by calling the Vaccine Call Center at 628-652-2700.

On that call you will be able to make an appointment for your booster vaccination at the LightHouse site.

When you call this number, you will be asked for some basic personal information:

  • Name of vaccine site you wish to go to
  • Where and when you got initial COVID-19 shot(s)
  • Date and time you’d like for your booster shot appointment
  • First and last name
  • Date of birth
  • Phone number
  • Home address
  • Email address

This appointment line is open and staffed from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday thru Friday.

Voicemail messages can be left for call back outside of these hours.
This line is available to speakers of both Spanish and English. Other language interpreters are available once you leave a voicemail requesting a call back.

Please note: If you have not registered by making an appointment through the Vaccine Call Center, you will not be able to get the vaccine at our headquarters. We are only accepting appointments (no drop-ins) at LightHouse.

Please note: Any of the COVID-19 vaccines can be used for booster vaccination, regardless of the vaccine product used for primary vaccination. Both Pfizer & Moderna booster vaccines will be available during the four clinic dates. These clinics are for booster vaccinations only and the clinics are for people ages 18 and up. Vaccines for children ages 5-11 years old will not be available at the LightHouse, however staff can refer to other sites in the city offering pediatric vaccines.

Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients:

The following recipients of an mRNA primary series may receive a single COVID-19 booster dose (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or J&J) at least 6 months after completing their primary series.

J&J COVID-19 vaccine recipients:

  • People aged ≥18 years who received a single dose J&J primary series should receive a single COVID-19 booster dose (Pfizer, Moderna or J&J) at least 2 months (8 weeks) after completing their J&J primary series.

You are encouraged to consult with your primary care provider if you have questions about which booster vaccine type to take.

Dates & Location

Dates
Tuesday, November 23; Tuesday, November 30; Tuesday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 14 all from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Address
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
San Francisco headquarters
1155 Market Street, 10th floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

Getting to Your Appointment

Please visit the directions to San Francisco LightHouse webpage for detailed information on how to get to your appointment by public transit and rideshare.

Please note masks are mandatory indoors at the LightHouse and we practice six feet social distancing.

The LightHouse is proud to be able to offer our headquarters as a central, easy, and welcoming location for our extended community to receive booster vaccinations.

What percentage of the population have received at least 1 dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?

What percentage of the population have received at least 1 dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?

graph with braille labels, line increasing from origin along x- and y-axes

Tactile graphic title: Share of the population that received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine, through May 17

Description: Braille graph with a plotted line increasing from the origin along the x- and y-axes, reaching approximately 47% in mid-May. End of line is labeled “US,” with another tick labeled “world” at about 9%. X-axis is Date (2020-2021) with markers for Jan 1, Mar 1, May 1. Y-axis is Percentage, from 0 to 100. Note that this does not equal percentage fully vaccinated, but rather those who have received at least one dose.

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Source: Our World In Data – Share of population who received at least one vaccine dose, Our World In Data – COVID Vaccinations

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How many COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US?

How many COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US?

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Tactile graphic title: US: Daily COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Dec 21, 2020 – May 17, 2021

Description: Braille graph with a plotted line increasing along the x- and y-axes, dipping a few times, peaking in mid-April with just over 3 million, then decreasing again. X-axis is Date (2020-2021) with markers for Jan 1, Mar 1, May 1. Y-axis is doses, from 0 to 3 million. Note that this shows number of doses, which may be different than number of people vaccinated, depending on vaccine.

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Source: Our World In Data – US Daily Vaccines, Our World In Data – COVID Vaccinations

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LightHouse Volunteers Can Help Schedule Vaccination Appointments

LightHouse Volunteers Can Help Schedule Vaccination Appointments

If you need support in completing any forms or navigating websites in order to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment, please reach out to LightHouse and we’ll pair you with a volunteer to assist you in completing these documents. We have volunteers on hand who will be able to assist you in your appointment scheduling needs. Reach out to our Volunteer Services Team at 415-694-7320 or volunteer@lighthouse-sf.org.

Please note: LightHouse volunteers are not health experts and they cannot answer any questions about the vaccine itself or its health implications. If you have questions about the vaccine and your health, please contact your doctor.

In addition to helping students access vaccine appointment signups, LightHouse offers a variety of volunteer services. As Allyson Ferrari, Volunteer Manager puts it, “While we continue to shelter in place, we have volunteers volunteering in place! We do still have committed volunteers who can help you with whatever support you may need.”

And if you’re interested in becoming a volunteer yourself, check out the Volunteer at LightHouse webpage.