Important Covid-19 Vaccine Information

Venice Family Clinic urges everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine. We encourage you to get the vaccine wherever you can get it the quickest.

The COVID-19 vaccine is free and available for everyone, regardless of insurance or immigration status. Click here or watch this video for more information.

Venice Family Clinic offers 2 COVID-19 vaccines:

  • Pfizer-BioNTech / Comirnaty – age 6 months and older
  • Moderna / Spikevax – age 6 months and older

We have the updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5. 

To make an appointment to get the Comirnaty/Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna/Spikevax vaccine, please click one of the location links below to see what days and times we have available.

         604 ROSE AVE, VENICE

4700 INGLEWOOD BLVD, CULVER CITY

2509 PICO BLVD, SANTA MONICA

742 WEST GARDENA BLVD., GARDENA

1091 S LA BREA AVE, INGLEWOOD

If you do not have access to a computer or need help, you can call (833) 540-0473 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. You may also call Venice Family Clinic for assistance at (310) 664-7894.

Booster shots and additional primary doses of COVID-19 vaccines

You may have heard about “booster shots” and “additional primary doses” for people who got a COVID-19 vaccine. The main difference between these two shots is who gets them and why.

A BOOSTER SHOT is for individuals who are fully vaccinated. These people already got two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty or Moderna/Spikevax vaccine or one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Their bodies probably created enough antibodies to protect them, but health officials believe their immunity may go down over time.

The CDC recommends that all fully vaccinated individuals should get a booster shot.

Age eligibility

  • Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty: ages 5 and older
  • Moderna/Spikevax: ages 6 months and older

When to get a booster shot

  • Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty and Moderna/Spikevax: at least 2 months after getting the last primary dose

AN ADDITIONAL DOSE is for specific people who have weakened immune systems. These people have already received two doses of either Moderna/Spikevax or Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine. However, their bodies may not have created enough of an immune response to protect them from getting COVID-19. An additional dose of vaccine at least 28 days after completing their 2nd dose will help get them to a good immunity level. This group includes people who have:

  • Been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood
  • Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress their immune system
  • Received a stem cell transplant within the last two years or are taking medicine to suppress their immune system
  • Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
  • Advanced or untreated HIV infection
  • Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other medicine that may suppress their immune response