CORONAVIRUS/Updated Moderna booster shots available for young children starting May 16
05/12/2023 10:39 PM
Children aged 6 months to 5 years who have already received two Moderna vaccine doses will be able to get a second-generation Moderna jab as a booster shot against COVID-19 starting May 16, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Friday.
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