GREEN BAY, Wis. (NBC 26) -- Some people are now eligible to receive another dose of the COVID vaccine.
"It doesn't make any sense to me not to get it," retired Oconto-based doctor John Honish said.
"I'm all for it," Pat Honish said. "I don't want that COVID."
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"I kept waiting to hear if there was gonna be one, because I knew I would want one," Green Bay resident Lori Lutter-Slater said.
And for some, the time has finally come.
"I am going to get it as soon as they say that somebody in my age group can get it," Lutter-Slater said.
Last week, the FDA authorized a booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for immunocompromised individuals, or those vulnerable due to organ transplants, certain cancers or other disorders.
When she finds out if she's eligible, Lutter-Slater is running to the clinic for her third dose.
"We have one woman in the [apartment] building who can't get the shots," she said. "And if nothing else, I would get it just to protect her."
On Monday, Pfizer submitted its initial studies on booster shots to the FDA, saying another dose produces more antibodies to fight the coronavirus.
"I would feel terrible if I were to be carrying it and not know I had it and maybe give it to one of my grandkids who's not old enough for a shot," Lutter-Slater said.
Just over 50 percent of Wisconsinites are fully vaccinated. In Oconto, the Honishes are getting their booster shot.
"As soon as it becomes available, I'll be in line to get it," John said. "I am an M.D., so I think I'd be in favor just for myself, just because of my own training."
And the family says it's confident in the safety of another vaccine.
"We had the first two doses and virtually no side effects," John said. "So I see no objection to getting the booster shot."
As the state adds thousands of new COVID cases each week, the Honishes say they'll do whatever it takes to stop the spread.
"Anything you can do to prevent COVID seems to me like a smart thing to do," John said.
