Omicron Bivalent Booster for Kids Now Authorized by FDA
It’s been two months since their last booster.It’s important to stress this, per William Schaffner, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: “You can’t get the booster unless you’ve had the primary vaccination series.” So, you can’t just get your child the booster dose without going through all the other steps first.
“This is not chiseled in stone, though,” says John Sellick, D.O., an infectious disease expert and epidemiological researcher at the University at Buffalo/SUNY. Meaning, if you’re headed to your pediatrician’s office for your flu shot or some other reason and you want to get your child’s booster dose while you’re there but it hasn’tbeen three months since they were infected, you’re probably OK to go ahead and get it done.
Overall, experts applaud the ability to give kids the bivalent booster. “This has been long awaited,” Dr. Schaffner says. “This is going to be a really good thing—if we can get parents to actually give it to their children,” Dr. Sellick says. The bivalent booster shot will be rolling out at doctor’s offices over the next few weeks. It’s currently available for kids at Walgreens locations nationwide, and is expected to be at most other major pharmacies soon.Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more.
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