Can I get a booster shot? Latest guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines
Millions of teens are now eligible for boosters, and younger adolescents are expected to be included soon.
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Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies, including the response to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. Previously, he was a campaign reporter for CBS News based out of Las Vegas, where he was raised. He covered presidential, Senate and House candidates for the 2020 election cycle in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico. He has also worked in Washington for "Face the Nation" and in New York for the "CBS Evening News." Tin graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Millions of teens are now eligible for boosters, and younger adolescents are expected to be included soon.
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