No fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot, the California Department of Public Health says. “Do not turn a patient away who is requesting a booster,” Dr. Tómas Aragón, the state health officer and public health director, wrote in a letter. According to the CDC, only about 34% of fully vaccinated seniors in California 65 and older have received a booster shot; among all fully vaccinated adults in the state, only 14% have received one. “If you think you will benefit from getting a booster shot, I encourage you to go out and get it,” said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency. The California Department of Public Health went even further, offering more ideas of who could be eligible under CDC criteria.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 11, 2021 18:54 UTC