Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots for Over-12s Expected Within Few Weeks: White House Official
The newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots targeting the latest Omicron variants of COVID-19 will be available to Americans over the age of 12 in the coming weeks, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Wednesday.
“I believe it’s going to be available and every American over the age of 12 will be eligible for it,” Jha told NBC News, adding that the booster jab will be available to teens and adults “in a few short weeks.”
The availability of the newly-updated shots will depend on whether they are cleared for authorization as expected by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jha said earlier this week….