CDC likely to recommend annual COVID shot similar to flu, director says
Spectrum New NY 1
UPDATED 5:09 PM ET JUL. 27, 2023
What You Need To Know
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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is likely to recommend this fall that Americans should get an annual COVID-19 booster to protect against the coronavirus, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the agency’s new director, told Spectrum News in an interview
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- The new recommendation, which the agency is finalizing and is expected to announce in early September, is the first such guidance on how to protect against COVID-19 long-term
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- Despite the agency’s prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC has taken a hit in recent years in terms of public trust
- One of Dr. Cohen’s goals at the helm of the CDC is to restore trust in the agency
- Click here to watch the full interview