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In this March 6 photo, boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution, in east Denver. U.S. regulators have signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
U.S. health officials take a big step to expand the U.S. booster campaign and give Americans more vaccine options.
White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million kids ages 5-11
In this June 6, 2021 file photo, a youth receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion.
The country now has ample supplies of the Pfizer shot to vaccinate the roughly 28 million kids who will soon be eligible, White House officials said.
US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots
This Dec. 23, 2020 photo shows a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the first round of staff vaccinations at a hospital in Denver. Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots.
That would allow Americans who had adverse reactions to one vaccine to try a different one.
Florida kids still lead all ages in positivity as COVID cases fall
Students from Bethel Community Christian School are seen during their 2021 spring graduation ceremony.
Even as the delta variant wave recedes, children 11 and under still can’t get vaccinated and remain at risk of infection.

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