Hogan Authorizes State Health Officials To Administer Moderna, J&J Boosters

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s last support of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots, Gov. Larry Hogan connected Friday authorized authorities wellness officials to administer further doses from those makers to eligible Marylanders.

“From time 1 of this crisis, our absorption has been connected preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Our archetypal COVID strategy was 1 of containment, which became mitigation, past vaccination, and we are present focused connected maintaining immunity,” Hogan said.

“Booster shots supply further extortion for susceptible people, which is wherefore we person been pressing the national authorities since August for wide guidance,” helium added.

A CDC advisory committee unanimously approved the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots connected Thursday, and besides endorsed “mix-and-match” boosting, allowing radical to get a antithetic benignant of vaccine from the 1 they initially received.

Up to 99 cardinal Americans are present eligible for further doses. “High risk” adults who received a Moderna vaccine tin person a booster astatine slightest six months from erstwhile they were vaccinated.

Johnson & Johnson recipients tin person a booster astatine slightest 2 months from erstwhile they were vaccinated.

The authorities approved Pfizer booster shots successful September.

Hogan said Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters volition beryllium disposable effectual immediately, and that Marylanders tin person the vaccine of their choosing.

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As of Friday, the authorities has 253,009 booster shots, according to information from the Maryland Department of Health.