Arizona health officials address COVID-19 vaccine boosters

As COVID-19 booster shots expand and the U.S. awaits approval of vaccine use for children under the age of 12, Arizona public health experts aimed to dispel any and all prevalent COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot myths at a virtual town hall.

Dr. Richard Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General and newly-appointed special adviser to Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services on emergency preparedness, along with ADHS Assistant Director for Preparedness Jessica Rigler met last week with AARP Arizona and answered frequently asked questions from seniors across the state about vaccine boosters.

Pfizer boosters began being widely distributed last month, and the federal government recently approved extra doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.