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Maria Godoy

The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know

Experts say the new COVID boosters are a much closer match to currently circulating variants than prior vaccines and boosters. (Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

If it feels like everyone you know has COVID, you're not alone. Cases are on the rise, and so are hospitalizations and deaths. So the federal government's release of new, updated COVID boosters feels like good timing.

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new shots; on Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weighed in with recommendations for who should get them. Short answer: Everyone ages six months and up.

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