The CDC signed off on certain young children receiving an updated Covid-19 booster, clearing the way for the shots to be widely available at pediatricians’ offices and other vaccination sites
Physicians are reporting high numbers of respiratory illnesses like RSV and the flu earlier than the typical winter peak. WSJ’s Brianna Abbott explains what the early surge means for the coming winter months. Photo illustration: Kaitlyn WangThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on certain young children receiving an, clearing the way for the shots to be widely available at pediatricians’ offices and other vaccination sites.
The agency’s move on Friday was the last step before children as young as 6 months could get the shots, which were modified to target offshoots of the Omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus.
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