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left-of-center2012

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Mon Sep 20, 2021, 02:27 PM Sep 2021

I asked my pharmacist about the COVID booster shots this morning [View all]

When I got my flu shot this morning I asked the pharmacist about the COVID booster shots.
He said they (Walgreens) are following federal guidelines and will not be giving boosters until the end of September.

Except = He said the Pfizer vaccine is available now for people who are immune suppressed such as cancer and HIV/Aids folks.
After the end of September those non immune suppressed who are over 65 can get a booster
and some in certain medical condition.

With the Pfizer exception,
he said “No boosters until the end of September”.

He also said as I had the two Moderna shots earlier,
my booster must be a Moderna -- no mixing vaccines.

I know some here and on my other ‘non-DU’ forums have received a booster shot already.
Maybe some pharmacists are following the guidelines and some are ‘winging it’ ?

Personally I'll follow the guidelines.

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