Confusion persists about COVID-19 boosters in La Crosse area
The CDC says more groups may become eligible for booster doses as more data become available.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Staff at Mayo Clinic Health System say there is continuing confusion over COVID-19 boosters.
For Pfizer or Moderna boosters, as of November 1st, anyone 65 or older or adults in long-term care settings, those with underlying medical conditions and those that work in high risk settings are eligible for a booster.
And anyone who received the Johnson and Johnson booster who is 18 or older is eligible.
“Anyone that is eligible for a booster dose, second dose, third dose can get any of the approved vaccines for that second or third dose,” said Mayo Clinic Health System nurse administrator Ben Anderson.
The CDC says more groups may become eligible for booster doses as more data become available.
More about CDC booster eligibility guidelines is available here.
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