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San Rafael To Hold COVID Booster Shot Event

Third doses will be available to severely immunocompromised people at the Saturday vaccine event.

SAN RAFAEL, CA — Marin will offer coronavirus booster shots this weekend in San Rafael to severely immunocompromised people, county officials said.

The third jabs will be offered Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marin Center, Exhibit Hall 20.

The event is being hosted in partnership between Marin Health and Human Services and Safeway.

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ruled that those in high-risk groups, including transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people were eligible for their third jabs, The Associated Press reports.

To find a vaccination site near you in Marin visit here or check the CDC's vaccination site locator.

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