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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
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The decision by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky came shortly after the agency's advisers said if enough people get boosters, the shots could prevent a winter surge.
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US Advisers Endorse Updated COVID Shots for Fall Boosters
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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
The decision by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky came shortly after the agency's advisers said if enough people get boosters, the shots could prevent a winter surge.
'Bivalent' shots contain half the original vaccine and half protection against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions now causing nearly all COVID-19 infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves.
The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people, but those vaccines were designed to target the virus strain that circulated in early 2020.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters Thursday, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll
