What to Know About a Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

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English - March 16, 2022 12:58 - 9 minutes - 16.7 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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Most people ages 12 and older are considered “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccines if they received either three doses of the mRNA shots from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, or two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. But some public health experts say another dose might be needed in the coming months.

On March 15, Pfizer and BioNTech requested authorization from the U.S.