CDC Recommends Booster Shots For All 3 Covid Vaccines — But Not Everyone Is Eligible

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Millions of fully vaccinated Americans will now be able to take an extra Covid-19 vaccine dose — but eligibility depends on the vaccine.

More than 75% of eligible Americans are at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19, but some health experts are concerned the vaccines — which are still highly effective at stemming hospitalizations and death — could wane in effectiveness for certain patients. As a result, the federal government and drugmakers have prepared to deliver booster shots to already-vaccinated people.

6 million Americans have taken booster shots, according toBy endorsing a mix-and-match approach to boosters, the CDC may cause some fully vaccinated people to look elsewhere for their extra dose.

 

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