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Is a spring COVID-19 booster needed?
« on: April 04, 2023, 09:29:48 pm »
From MedPage Today (March 27, 2023)--"Do We Need a Spring COVID-19 Booster?"


http://bit.ly/3zywh8D
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If you're over 65 and/or immunocompromised and it's been at least 4 months since your omicron booster, it's probably time for a second booster, according to information coming from the CDC.


From CBS News (April 19, 2023)--"Many seniors now eligible to get another COVID booster, CDC says":


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-boosters-second-bivalent-vaccine-cdc-fda/
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