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Boosters

A line drawing of a vaccine needle and vial
COVID-19 Vaccines
What you need to know about bivalent boosters for COVID-19
Published Sept 1, 2022
New booster shots designed to target the omicron variant and its subvariants, and the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, could become available in the U.S. in the coming weeks
A COVID-19 vaccination at a Johns Hopkins clinic in winter 2021
Q+A
Yes, you should get a booster
Published Jan 11, 2022
From preventing COVID-19 altogether to lessening symptoms and transmission with breakthrough infections, there are several good reasons to get an mRNA booster ASAP
COVID-19 vaccine vial
Q+A
Pfizer moves toward booster approval, vaccine for children
Published Sept 22, 2021
FDA, CDC expected to finalize decisions about Pfizer booster doses in same week the company announced that studies of its vaccine for children show promising results