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Get a Booster Now and Don’t Wait for Omicron Shot, Experts Say

  • Survey of 15 in vaccine field shows support for CDC guidance
  • ‘Boosters are even more urgent,’ Mayo Clinic researcher says

     

Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
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Don’t wait to get a booster shot.

That’s the overwhelming advice from 15 vaccine experts, infectious disease doctors and public-health officials polled by Bloomberg after the rise of the new omicron variant sent vaccine makers rushing to revamp their shots in case new versions are needed.