“Today, I endorsed ACIP’s vote to expand eligibility and strengthen our recommendations for booster doses.
This booster dose will provide optimized protection against COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.
I encourage all parents to keep their children up to date with CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.”
Children under age 12 who aren’tmoderately or severely immunocompromisedshouldn’t get a third COVID-19 shot at this time.
The booster roll out in the US has been a controversial one.
