New from the FDA: ✅ Moderna and J&J booster shots authorized ✅ You can mix and match Covid vaccines
A vial of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is shown at a hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y. on March 3. | Mark Lennihan/AP PhotoThe Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Covid-19 boosters from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and says that people can receive a different brand of vaccine as a booster than they did for their initial shots.
Those eligible for the Moderna booster include people 65 and older and those 18-64 at high risk of severe Covid-19 or with high exposure to the coronavirus through their jobs or living situations. The Moderna booster can be given six months after initial vaccination. The Johnson & Johnson booster will now be available to anyone 18 or older two months after their first dose.
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