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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why some people may need a booster shot, especially if they got Johnson and Johnson’s single dose

    The CDC is expected to meet on Friday to discuss whether or not a booster shot is necessary.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 10, 2021 • 12m Listen

    The CDC is expected to meet on Friday to discuss whether or not a booster shot is necessary. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Department of Public Health will allow people who’ve received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This move has not been approved federally or even locally.

    Other countries are already giving boosters. Israel, Germany, and Russia have approved a third shot for the elderly. Should the U.S. be doing it too?

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Kids are at risk for COVID due to unvaccinated family and friends
    1. 0:00Why some people may need a booster shot, especially if they got Johnson and Johnson’s single doseYou’re reading this
    2. 12:12More kids are getting COVID. Unvaccinated family and friends could be to blame
    3. 21:31Why privacy advocates are worried about Apple’s plan to turn over child porn photos to law enforcement
    4. 30:22How Hollywood is weathering the Delta variant as production ramps up
    5. 40:53One man’s mission to preserve the history of the San Fernando Valley
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