Coverage dated April 17, 2023

Extra Spring COVID Booster Cleared for Certain Americans

Headline from NBC Chicago

U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    Extra spring COVID-19 booster cleared for certain Americans (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    US regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring.

  2. NBC Chicago

    Extra Spring COVID Booster Cleared for Certain Americans (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA clears extra COVID booster for some high-risk Americans (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Certain Americans at high risk from COVID-19 can get an extra vaccine booster this spring. The Food and Drug Administration is allowing an extra dose of the omicron-targeted vaccine for

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