Getting an updated COVID-19 vaccination this fall could be a very different experience for many people.
Instead of stopping by the pharmacy, people under the age of 65 without certain medical conditions could need to consult with their doctors before they can be vaccinated, at least according to a social media post U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made Wednesday. How that would be implemented was unclear, along with other questions.
It comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations and emergency room visits have risen in recent weeks across the United States and Long Island. In Nassau and Suffolk, people hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased from 25 in early July to 70 on Aug. 26. Additionally, top leadership at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention