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CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to allow for an additional bivalent booster dose for people at highest risk of severe illness. Previously, individuals could only receive one of the updated booster shots.

The additional bivalent booster dose has been authorized for:

  • Adults ages 65 years and older, and
  • People who are immunocompromised.

The bivalent vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna cover two strains of the virus that causes COVID-19, offering better protection against more recent variants of the virus.

These changes do not apply to individuals between the ages of 6 and 64 who have already received a bivalent booster unless they have immune system concerns.

To schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, go to www.chdcovidvax.org or call your county health department. Individuals may also call with questions regarding eligibility for another COVID-19 booster shot.

For more information on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations by the CDC, please visit Vaccines for COVID-19.

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