A delayed advisory panel meeting and shifting vaccine policies under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are making it difficult for people to get updated Covid shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must issue recommendations on who should get a Covid vaccine in order for pharmacists in certain states to administer the shots.

In recent years, the committee met earlier in the summer so that shots were available ahead of the winter respiratory season. This year, the group isn’t scheduled to meet until Sept. 18.

Ethan Slavin, a spokesperson for CVS, one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, said in an emailed statement that Covid shot access may depend on where you live and whether you have a prescription.

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