Michelle Newmark has tried — and failed — a couple times to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine .

First, she was told she needed a prescription. Then she learned that her local CVS drugstore won't have shots for a couple more weeks. The Reston, Virginia, resident was considering a drive to Maryland to get vaccinated before a friend told her of a closer CVS that was booking appointments.

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What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” Newmark said.

“It’s very frustrating that I can’t get a vaccine that I feel should be widely available like it always has been in the past,” she said.

The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states. Limits on who c

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