Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – On the heels of the FDA’s approval for Emergency Use Authorization, the Southern Nevada Health District says it expects to begin to offer the new COVID-19 booster shots as early as next week.
The updated vaccines are said to provide extra protection from the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The Pfizer booster is authorized for people aged 12 and older, while the Moderna booster is authorized for people aged 18 and older.
The new booster vaccines are authorized as a single dose administered after at least two months after the completion of the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines, or at least two months after receiving the most recent dose of an already available booster.
SNHD has already started receiving the vaccines and will announce when they are available in clinics. You can find updated COVID-19 information on SNHD's website through this link.