When will the new COVID booster shot be available in Los Angeles? County health director today spelled out distribution plan, timeline. Details here:
FDA regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain.A reformulated vaccine booster that targets the omicron variant should start arriving in Los Angeles County next week, the county health director said Thursday.
The booster from Pfizer is authorized for use in people ages 12 and older, while the Moderna booster is for 18 and older.Los Angeles County health director Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday that the county has preordered 170,000 doses of the new mRNA booster and expects to start receiving shipments Sept. 6-9.
She said there will be 958 locations - including mobile health clinics, public health sites and community pharmacies - that should be ready to start administering the booster by mid-September.available through the county website here.