'Doses are rolling into pharmacies and other sites now, and I would say if you're eligible for your boost there is no bad time to go out and get one,' CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told NPR.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, attends a Senate hearing in Washington last July. She spoke to NPR shortly after the CDC recommended updated booster shots.Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines Thursday night.
Some vaccine experts say that it would be better for people to wait until four months after their last COVID shot or infection for maximum efficacy, though Walensky suggests there is some gray area. That data includes the 600 million doses of the original vaccine that have been administered across the country with what Walensky calls"an extraordinary safety record." Officials also saw similar safety results for an earlier version of this bivalent vaccine that was tested in some 1,400 people.
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There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director saysPeople can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.
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