Local health experts agree that it would be difficult for public officials to reinstate a mask mandate amid a COVID-19 outbreak. Rather, the focus should be on getting shots in arms.
Now as more people have been vaccinated, officials are discussing whether or not the one-shot vaccine by Johnson & Johnson will need to have a booster shot to protect from the Delta variant. Hermela..
A new vaccine trial at UPMC will test booster shots for COVID-19. Pitt's School of Medicine announced it's one of 12 sites in the country selected for the clinical trial of the COVID-19 booster..
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Experts say COVID-19 booster shots are likely necessary due to variants
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