US CDC says all adults 18 and over should get Covid-19 booster shots


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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said everyone aged 18 years and older should get a booster shot either six months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna vaccine doses or two months after their Johnson & Johnson shot. The update on Monday (Nov 29) comes after US health regulators last week expanded the eligibility for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines to all adults , but stopped short of saying all adults aged 18 to 49 should get the additional shots. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was...