The Biden administration on Thursday announced its plans to combat COVID-19 this fall and winter, when cases are expected to rise, with a major focus on ensuring access to and awareness of the newly-updated booster shots.
, as with previous rounds of shots. Most people should still be able to find a vaccination site within five miles of where they live., as long as they’re two months past their first vaccine series or their most recent booster.
Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, acknowledged in an interview with Spectrum News that the guidance around the various shots can be confusing. That includes outreach to the 16 million people who use Medicare and direct work with nursing homes, including efforts to get staff boosted.
“I was talking to my nephew, who's 22, who said, ‘Why do I want to get this? I'm totally healthy,’” he said. “And the reason he wants to get it, I reminded him, he doesn't want to give COVID to his mother, he doesn’t want to give it to his grandmother, he doesn’t want to give it to friends who may be vulnerable.”The Federal Emergency Management Administration will also reimburse up to 90% of costs for communities that want to set up larger vaccination sites for the new boosters.Dr.
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