What St. Louis Residents Need To Know About COVID-19 Booster Shots

CBS St. Louis

September 25, 2021

South St. Louis County resident David Wise and his wife are sighing with relief they could finally get their third dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

“I’ve been watching it online, just seeing when it’d be available, and waiting and hoping that we don’t get sick in between when it's available and when it was our turn,” Wise said. “I’m diabetic, I have liver disease and high blood pressure.”

This week, the CDC issued a recommendation allowing for even more people in the county to receive a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, this only applies to people who received the Pfizer vaccine and got their second dose at least six months ago. The new criteria of people who can get the booster include people 65 and older, people over 18 who are in long-term care, and people with certain underlying health conditions as outlined on the CDC site.

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