Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

Can You Still Get a Covid Booster? It’s Too Complicated

Conflicting messages about who’s eligible for the shots are leaving parents without clear guidance — and putting vulnerable Americans at risk.

Will this be a rare sight come fall?

Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America

As vaccine season approaches and Covid cases tick up in some parts of the country, friends and colleagues keep pinging me with the same question: “Can I still get a Covid booster?”

Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer. My short version goes something like this: Probably — but it might be harder to find, and you may have to pay for it out of pocket.