This is Science Friday, I'm Iroflado. Later in the hour, we'll check in on our native

bees and stop thinking honey in this case. And also more information on what made the

recent earthquake in Morocco so devastating. But first, this past Tuesday, the CDC recommended

new COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for anyone over the age of six months. It's

welcome news for some as COVID cases have been ticking up over the summer accompanied by

higher hospital admissions and deaths. How should we think about these new boosters? Should

we expect to take them every year going forward? Joining me is Dr. Katelyn Jettelina, adjunct

professor at UT Health School of Public Health and author of your local epidemiologist newsletter.

She's based in San Diego, California. Welcome back. Yeah, thanks for having me again.

It's terrific to have you back. Okay, let's talk about these new COVID boosters. When are

they available? Who should be getting them? Yeah, big news. So earlier this week, the FDA

approved the updated vaccine for this fall. And on Tuesday, the CDC determined that everyone

over six months is eligible for an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall because the benefits

of vaccines completely outweigh the risks across all age groups. Now, the next step is when

are they available? Is it really good question? Technically, you're able to get the vaccine

today. However, access may be delayed or challenging while we're waiting for, for example,

physicians offices to get their supply in. And maybe we can get into this a little more later,

but waiting may make sense for some as well. So yeah, great news. Welcome news. And hopefully,

it helps our fallen winter. And there's a wrinkle in at this time in that they're not free,

right? That's right. So this is the first time the government is not paying for our COVID-19

vaccines, particularly because we are out of a public health emergency. So that means that Pfizer

and Moderna, they're charging about $120, $129 per dose and no vacs. I think is around the same

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