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As omicron surges, CDC shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months
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As more Americans get booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines amidst a surge of the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it would make a change to its Moderna booster recommendation.
The recommendation, the CDC explained, means that people who initially received an mRNA vaccine series – two doses of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech – can now receive an mRNA booster shot five months after completing their initial series.
The decision was made following a similar recommendation for recipients of a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series and action by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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