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^^^I realized I'm dumber than a doorknob:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/27/pfi...ew-omicron-specific-covid-booster-to-get.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/27/pfi...ew-omicron-specific-covid-booster-to-get.html
Pfizer’s booster is cleared for anyone 12 and older, while Moderna’s booster is for people 18 and older. To get either one, you’ll need to be at least two months removed from completing a primary vaccine series or receiving any other Covid shot.
Beyond those eligibility guidelines, the new boosters aren’t that different from each other. Both shots are bivalent, meaning they target omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants alongside the original Covid strain.
Federal health officials say both shots will serve as a desperately needed layer of protection for the coming months, as the weather turns colder and immunity from previous vaccines wanes. In other words, you can’t go wrong with either.
But if you’re still trying to decide which one to get, here’s what you need to know — from mixing-and-matching and side effects to the makeup of the two new shots. . .