As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year with millions of people successfully vaccinated, new immunizations terms are being tossed around without much clarity.
‘People are now confused about what it means to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated', wrote Paul A. Offit, M.D. on April 13, 2022. ‘It is easy to understand how this could happen.’
As of April 17, 2022, the U.S. CDC’s COVID-19 data dashboard indicates that 65.9% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated.
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COVID-19 Response Coordinator Says Adults Older Than 60 Should Get Second Booster
The FDA authorized a second booster of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on March 29 for anyone 50 years and older