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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

St. Charles County Public Health - Updated COVID-19 Booster Doses

The St.CharlesCounty Department of Public Health is now scheduling appointments for eligible individuals to receive the recently authorized bivalent COVID booster vaccines. To schedule an appointment, visit sccmo.org/COVIDVaccine.

Bivalent boosters target two strains of the virus that causes COVID – the original strain and two of the Omicron variants (BA.4 and BA.5). Those who have completed their primary vaccination series or who received a booster dose at least two months prior are eligible.

May be a cartoon of one or more people and text that says 'Updated COVID-19 Booster Doses New boosters are now available to provide increased protection against Omicron variants. When to get the updated booster At least 2 months after your last COVID-19 dose either a booster dose or your primary series. Who should get the updated booster Individuals age 12 and up are eligible for the updated Pfizer booster, and adults age 18 and up are eligible for the updated Moderna booster. CDC recommendations as of September 2022'

Original source can be found here.

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