The county this week began offering the recently approved COVID vaccine booster shot that targets the Omicron variants of the virus.
Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer compared the amended vaccination to the annual flu shot, which is adjusted annually based on circulating influenza strains.
“The same concept was used in updating the COVID booster to create this bivalent booster,” Ferrer said Thursday. “Viral data from around the world was used to inform updates of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. At this point the pandemic, there is extensive safety and effectiveness data on the mRNA vaccines … and their effectiveness against COVID-19.”
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