

More than 21,900 people have reported their third dose side effects using the CDC's v-safe text messaging system. If you have been given both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and it’s been at least 6 months, you might be able to get a booster dose. Age 18+ who work or live in high-risk settings. If the brand given isn’t known, either brand of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine can be given as a third dose. Who can get a booster shot If you had 2 doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Age 18+ who have underlying medical conditions. We now offer COVID-19 booster shots to people who are eligible based on CDC recommendations. Age 18+ who live in long-term care settings. "It is wealthier people, it is more highly educated people who are going out and getting boosters on their own." For individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the following groups are eligible for a booster shot at 6 months or more after their initial series: 65 years and older. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown School of Public Health, told a group of journalists recently, explaining how he had recently been at a dinner where roughly a quarter of attendees had boosted themselves. More than 2.3 million Americans have gotten booster doses already, according to CDC data, a number that most certainly includes people who are not immunocompromised.
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The CDC and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommend: People 18 years and older who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for their primary series should get a booster shot at least two months after their last dose. Most are sticking to the same brand, and reporting milder side effects A booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for certain at-risk groups.
