California approves COVID booster shots for all adults

California urges COVID booster shots for all adults Memo from state’s public health director tells providers not to turn away any adult who meets the timetable for another shot. ***@***.*** The Mercury News

California officials are urging COVID-19 vaccine providers to give booster shots to pretty much any adult who wants one.

It’s a messaging shift toward a looser interpretation of federal guidance, which appears to recommend boosters only for those 65 and older, in poor health or who live or work in a high-risk setting. Alarmed by the latest case rates, state health officials don’t want to be restrictive.

“Do not turn a patient away who is requesting a booster” who’s at least 18 years old and last had the Pfizer or Moderna shot 6 months ago or the Johnson & Johnson shot 2 months ago, California Public Health Director Dr. Tomás J. Aragón said in a memo this week to local health jurisdictions and providers. ...