CDC approves Moderna and J&J boosters, plus mixing shots

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published 22 October 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday gave final approval for certain people to receive booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

The agency also approved the option of mixing and matching, so people can receive a booster from a different manufacturer than their initial dose.

Those who are eligible for the Moderna booster — including people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and those 50 and up who are at severe risk if they become infected by COVID-19 — and all Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients can sign up for boosters starting Friday. For Moderna, recipients can get a half-dose booster six months after being fully vaccinated, while those who got the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can get a booster at least two months later.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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