The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given final approval to expand the country’s COVID-19 vaccination booster campaign to some categories of people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson doses.The announcement means that millions of people in the US will be able to get a COVID-19 booster, previously only approved for high-risk groups that had received the Pfizer vaccine more than six months ago. The CDC also endorsed a so-called “mix and match” approach to boosters, meaning individuals could receive a different booster dose from the vaccine they initially received.Now, people in certain groups – which include individuals who are above 65 years, the immunocompromised and high-risk workers – will be able to receive a booster if they have been vaccinated with the Moderna doses more than six months ago. Anyone 18 years and older who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson initial vaccine will be eligible for a booster dose after two months, as the jab has not been proven as protective as the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer options, officials said.
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