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ICYMI: COVID-19 Booster Plan Set; Doses Available In Mid-Sept.

Dr. Aaron Glatt, Director of Infectious Diseases at a Long Island hospital, says it's "most important" unvaccinated get their first dose.

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The U.S. outlines a booster COVID-19 shot plan for all ages starting next month.
The U.S. outlines a booster COVID-19 shot plan for all ages starting next month. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)

OCEANSIDE, NY — The federal government officially announced on Wednesday plans for the full distribution for a booster third COVID-19 shot. It would be for all Americans eight months after the second injection.

The extra vaccine is only for people who received the Pfizer and Moderna two-dose series. No guidance was given at this time for people who were given Johnson & Johnson's single vaccination.

"The most important thing is for the people who haven't been vaccinated," Dr. Aaron Glatt, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai South Nassau, told Patch.

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