CDC advisors endorse new boosters to fight omicron variant of COVID-19

Americans could start getting doses of new COVID shots as early as next week. The government says the boosters to fight omicron are key to protecting against severe illness this winter. But questions remain over how effective these shots will be. Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at NYU’s Grossman School Of Medicine, joined Geoff Bennett to discuss.

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