New COVID-19 boosters targeting the most common strains of Omicron are set to begin today after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the updated shots Thursday. CDC Director Rochelle Walinsky’s decision came shortly after agency advisers said that if enough people rolled up their sleeves, the shots could reduce the winter wave. “It can help restore protection that has diminished since the previous vaccination and is designed to provide broader protection,” she said in a statement. The modified shots offered by Pfizer and rival Moderna provide Americans with…
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