University Health pharmacies now offering updated 2026 COVID-19 vaccines

University Health has received the updated 2026 COVID-19 vaccines and is now offering the newly formulated immunizations at its pharmacies located throughout Bexar County. You don’t need an appointment – just walk in during the pharmacy hours listed on our website.

The two available FDA-approved vaccines are designed to best match the strains of COVID-19 currently circulating in our communities:

• Comirnaty, manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, is available at all University Health pharmacies for ages 12 and older.
• Spikevax, manufactured by Moderna, is available at the Pavilion and the Robert B. Green Campus pharmacies for children 6 months to 11 years old. A parent or guardian must accompany the child.

COVID can still cause serious illness or death

“The good news is the strains that we're seeing now are not as severe as the strains we saw at the beginning of the COVID pandemic,” said Dr. Jason Bowling, chief epidemiologist at University Health. He said that has led some to become complacent about COVID protection.

“Most people who get COVID are going to be in an outpatient setting, so we'll see them in our clinics. However, some people get sicker and end up in the hospital. Some are so sick they end up in ICU or die,” he warned.

Who should get the new COVID vaccine?

Healthcare organizations representing pediatricians, obstetricians, infectious disease physicians and the American Medical Association have jointly produced a useful reference recommending who should receive the new COVID-19 immunization. They strongly recommend the following groups talk with their doctors about getting the latest protection:

• People 65 and older, whose age places them at greater risk
• Those with weakened immune systems or chronic diseases
• Pregnant people, who are at greater risk for complications if infected
• Young children ages 6 to 23 months and children ages 2 to 18 who have certain health conditions

Those who have recently received a COVID immunization should wait 8 to 12 weeks before vaccination with the new vaccine to ensure they receive the greatest benefit. The wait for children is 3 to 4 weeks.

Keeping each other safe

Dr. Bowling urges everyone to not only look at their own medical risk but also consider others in their household and their network of close contacts. If they are elderly or fragile, do your part to keep from spreading the COVID virus to them.

“Even if you're completely healthy, there may be a person in your house that's at higher risk. Getting the vaccine could protect you and them,” he said.