Federal officials updated their recommendations for coronavirus vaccinations to allow people who are 65 years old or immunocompromised to receive a second booster shot to strengthen protection, even as the virus recedes. Here’s what you need to know.
o strengthen protection for the most vulnerable Americans, even as the virus recedes.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the additional shot for those high-risk groups, and Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Wednesday after the agency’s vaccine advisers met to discuss its benefits. People who are eligible for additional boosters should be able to get them later this week.
Federal health officials also simplified coronavirus vaccinations for everyone going forward. Anyone getting a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shot — whether a booster or first-ever vaccination — will now get an updated vaccine, known as a not the original vaccines, called monovalents. Health officials say the bivalent shots more closely match the circulating virus. For unvaccinated adults, that means one shot instead of several doses of the original vaccine.Many people are likely to have questions about who should get a second booster, the best timing and what the recommendations
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