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County Health Department prepping for arrival of new COVID vaccines

With news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) endorsed the newest COVID-19 shot for those age six months and older, the Washington County Health Department has prepared for when and if shipments of the vaccine arrive locally, the agency said in a press release last month.

“The new boosters are a much closer match to currently circulating variants than prior vaccines, so at this time, we…