Even if they got a COVID booster last fall, American seniors should still get a second shot this spring to best protect themselves, U.S. health officials recommended Wednesday.
, states that a second booster is fine as long as at least four months have passed since your last COVID shot.to provide added protection," CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen said in an agency statement announcing the new recommendation. "Mostdeaths and hospitalizations last year were among people 65 years and older. An additional vaccine dose can provide added protection that may have decreased over time for those at highest risk.
reported. Some panel members said the “should” recommendation more clearly encourages doctors and pharmacists to offer the shots.
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