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Second Booster Shot Push on Hold

July 23, 2022 at 11:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Second booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 are on hold as the Biden administration tries to accelerate a fall vaccination campaign using reformulated shots that target the now-dominant omicron subvariants,” the Washington Post reports.

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