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A New COVID Vaccine Dose Is Now Available for People Age 65 …

There’s also a practical element to the CDC’s decision to recommend an extra vaccine dose for this age group — because their recommendation means that now health insurers have to cover your extra 2024 COVID vaccine.This update means that older adults now join immunocompromised people in being eligible for an additional vaccine dose due to their higher risk levels.

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