California is pushing for residents to get COVID boosters due to concerns about potential winter increase
Faced with growing concerns about a potential winter surge in coronavirus, health officials in California and other areas are putting turbo-charging under pressure for COVID-19 booster shots in hopes of getting more adults the extra dose as soon as possible.
The movement comes amid the initial sluggish demand for boosters, which has sparked concern that more people who received their initial vaccinations nearly a year ago will see their immunity fall further into the crucial holiday season. In California, only 34% of fully vaccinated seniors age 65 and older have received a booster, just as only 14% of fully vaccinated adults have.
Federal guidance says that any adult can get a booster if they have an increased risk of COVID-19 due to where they work or live.
State and local health authorities are urging the public as well as pharmacies, medical centers and other vaccine distributors to take a liberal view on this – meaning all adults are eligible as long as two months have passed since they received a Johnson & Johnson shot. , or at least six months have passed since receiving another dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
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