The National Restaurant Association has received a number of questions regarding the Pfizer booster and whether restaurant employees qualify to receive it.
We have contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and they informed us that many restaurant workers would fit the criteria based on the below information and their original guidance, see
here. The CDC recently published new information onWorkers Who May Get Pfizer-BioNTech Booster Shots | CDC. While
restaurant workers are not specifically listed as an occupation of increased exposure, they do list food and agricultural workers and in our conversations with CDC, they have expressed that restaurant workers would fit the criteria.
Additionally, a recent CDC presentation explained that higher-risk workers included people who interacted within 6 feet of other people. CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund said people would self-identify as qualifying for a booster under the new guidelines.
Our message is clear. Restaurant workers are at high risk because their occupations involve:
Working in indoor spaces outside their homes,
Close proximity (<6 feet) to other people, and
Unavoidable frequent interactions with potentially unvaccinated people.
Therefore, the we encourage all restaurant employees whose positions meet these criteria and currently qualify for these booster doses (are at least six months after completion of a Pfizer-BioNTech initial series) to seek a booster vaccine.
Consult with your doctor as well to ensure your individual medical situation and risk level are considered.
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