For the vax compliant, that’s nine doses in only three years.
For the Americans out there who remain true to the CDC’s vaccine recommendation schedule, you’ll be heading over to your local clinic in the coming weeks for another dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s mRNA Covid gene serum.
On Wednesday, the CDC recommended that seniors get another “booster” in the Spring, making this the ninth dose for Americans who continue to abide by the Government Health booster guidance schedule.
In just three year’s time, the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee has now authorized nine separate injections of a shot that was once advertised as the cure to the coronavirus.
“Today’s recommendation allows older adults to receive an additional dose of this season’s COVID-19 vaccine to provide added protection,” said CDC Director Mandy Cohen. “Most COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations last year were among people 65 years and older. An additional vaccine dose can provide added protection that may have decreased over time for those at highest risk.”