ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults, Children

Despite worries that a universal recommendation would fail to reach the populations most in need of vaccination, CDC’s immunization advisors voted Tuesday (Sept. 12) to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for all 6 months and older. If the recommendation is adopted by the CDC director, insurers will be required to cover the vaccines on a broad basis. Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met Tuesday (Sept. 12) to consider whether to...