Should You Get a COVID-19 Booster Now or Wait for the Updated One?
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Updated COVID-19 shots won’t be available for weeks but infection rates are rising now. Should you get a bivalent COVID booster right away or hold off?
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COVID vaccine booster shots: Who can get them when is still uncertain
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Answers to questions about new COVID-19 vaccines - MultiCare Vitals
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Omicron's Evolution and the New Bivalent COVID-19 Booster
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Can You Get the New COVID-19 Booster at the Same Time as a Flu
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Should You Get Another Covid Booster Now, or Wait Until the Fall
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Study Shows Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters – NIH
RACGP - New COVID-19 vaccines to be 'preferred' option
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines recommended for fall boosters, Canada's
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COVID boosters set to arrive later than expected. Should you wait?
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Boost now? Boost later? Tricky calculation for a 4th coronavirus
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Most should wait for updated COVID booster shot to maximize
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