CDC Recommends Pfizer, Moderna Boosters For All Adults

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I have my Moderna booster shot scheduled for this afternoon.

An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s Covid-19 booster shots to all adults.



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