I'm immunocompromised and got the 3 primary Pfizer vaccines. When the 3rd primary was approved, I had to go to four locations before I found a pharmacist that was willing to do the 3rd. When it came time for my first booster, I had trouble with Pharmacists thinking my 3rd primary was actually a 1st booster, I had to go to 4 locations. I just got my 2nd booster after a week of trying and being forced to get a letter from my neurologist. The CDC states on https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html that You can self-attest to your moderately or severely immunocompromised status. This means that you do not need any documentation of your status in order to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses wherever they are offered.

When presented with this info the pharmacy (Safeway) said they needed a letter anyway and they didn't have to follow the CDC guidelines. AND that they had turned away many people wanting the 2nd booster for this reason.

PLEASE find a way to get the information out. Many of us immunocompromised also suffer from other ailments, I have CRION and am legally blind, so getting to a pharmacy is already a struggle, we do not need additional difficulty when we get there. After 2 years, they obviously are not reading the CDC guidance correctly. So, I'd like AZDHS to send something to them to educate them on this matter. Even though I'm legally blind, I still work and take the bus to work, so I need all the protection I can get. Thank you so much.