COVID-19 Booster Shots Begin to Roll Out in Bay Area

The Bay Area COVID vaccine booster rollout whitethorn beryllium much of a trickle than a flood.

Health experts said determination are plentifulness of vaccine boosters available, but truthful acold it appears the consciousness of urgency we saw with the archetypal vaccine is not rather there.

"By acold the elephant successful the country is the radical not getting the archetypal changeable successful the archetypal place," said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, UCSF infectious illness expert.

With astir 80% of San Franciscans afloat vaccinated, neighbors are acceptable to bash their portion again, getting the booster changeable erstwhile it is their turn.

Just past week, CDC formally recommended that COVID vaccine boosters should present beryllium offered to radical 65 and older, nursing location residents, and those 18 oregon older who person high-risk underlying wellness problems.

One much cardinal enactment - this booster lone applies to radical who initially got the Pfizer vaccine.

"It's benignant of a shame that radical are acrophobic of the vaccination," said Bill Holt, who received a COVID booster shot.

Jay Gifford, different nonmigratory who got the booster, said it's concerning to spot breakthrough coronavirus cases successful afloat vaccinated people.

The CDC recommended booster differs a spot from the boosters offered successful San Francisco starting past month.

San Francisco is inactive offering boosters to those who are immunocompromised nary substance what benignant of vaccine you had for your archetypal doses -- Pfizer, Moderna oregon Johnson & Johnson.

The caller CDC booster proposal besides includes large women and a much expansive database of who qualifies.

"I would accidental to each large persons it's truly important to get vaccinated," Chin-Hong said. "I cognize large women who are my patients who person COVID who were hesitant to get the archetypal shot."

Anyone eligible to person a COVID booster changeable tin publication appointments astatine section pharmacies specified arsenic CVS and Walgreens. Other authoritative metropolis websites are expected to assistance coordinate booking appointments for COVID boosters successful the weeks ahead.