When Should I Get My Omicron Booster Shot?

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Updated COVID boosters are now available that target the Omicron subvariant and many Americans 12 and older are eligible for the shot. Host Emily Kwong and health correspondent Allison Aubrey talk about who should get it, when, and whether there's a case to be made for skipping this booster.

You can read more about Allison's reporting at "Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?"

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0:00.0	You're listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:04.4	Hey, hey short waivers.
0:06.6	Emily Kwong here with Health Corps Span in Alston, Aubrey.
0:09.8	Alston, it's been a while.
0:10.7	Hello.
0:11.5	Yes, Emily, hi.
0:12.7	It has been a while.
0:13.5	Did you have a good summer?
0:14.5	I did.
0:15.0	Yeah, I saw a lot of family.
0:16.9	There were a lot of friend visits meeting new babies.
0:20.4	Nice.
0:21.2	Though, yeah, the whole while it had to be kind of careful.
0:23.8	Like a lot of plans got scrambled because of COVID.
0:26.5	People kept getting it.
0:27.7	It really does seem here to stay.
0:29.3	Yeah, totally.
0:30.3	I got it at the end of June.
0:32.4	It was super mild.
0:33.6	I was kind of icky for a day.
0:35.4	And then I declared it over in my mind.
0:38.8	Unfortunately, my body did not agree.
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