CDC Pushes Booster Shot for All Adults, Cites Omicron Variant

CDC Pushes Booster Shot for All Adults, Cites Omicron Variant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 4, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday updated its recommendations on COVID-19 vaccinations, now saying that everyone aged 18 and older “should get a booster shot.”

The update, announced by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, cites the recent emergence of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
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