CDC signs off on COVID-19 booster shots; OKs mixing boosters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on COVID-19 booster shots, and New Jersey residents were able to get theirs as early as this morning.
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Oct 22, 2021, 9:17 AM
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Updated 914 days ago
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281ds agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on
COVID-19 booster shots, and New Jersey residents were able to get theirs as
early as this morning.
Residents that spoke with News 12 have no problem getting
the booster shot and for the most part, are comfortable with the idea of mixing
and matching their booster.
Essex County residents got started
early today at their county vaccination center. County Executive Joseph
DiVincenzo says walk ins are welcome for shots today.
“Today is a great day for the
county, the state, the entire country,” says Essex County Executive Joseph
DiVincenzo.
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The CDC says it’s also OK to mix the type of booster shot you get
with a different vaccine you already received.
“Listen, we have to trust it,” says
DiVincenzo. “They’ve been very successful in what they said. It’s all about
science and if you believe in science, you get the shot.”
Health experts say authorizing
boosters can help pave the way to ending the coronavirus pandemic once and for
all, but they stress it all starts with getting the initial shots.
