Hawaii Chamber Of Commerce: Star-Advertiser: Proof Of COVID-19 Booster Shot Needed To Be Considered ‘Fully Vaccinated' On Maui

Press release from the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce:

Jan 24, 2022

Kaiser Permanente registered nurse Sean Masaki gave a COVID-19 booster shot to a woman who did not want to be identified Thursday during a vaccination and testing clinic put on by Honolulu Community Action Program, Project Vision Hawaii and Kaiser Permanente at Palama Settlement in Honolulu.

With COVID-19 vaccines waning in efficacy over time and the surge in new cases fueled by the omicron variant, Maui County will soon become the first in Hawaii — and maybe not the last — to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include a booster shot. Read more

This press release was produced by the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.