Kansas City COVID Booster Shots Begin

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"First responders and health care workers, workers at nursing homes and at other settings where there is potential risk for COVID," said Dr. Sarah Boyd, of Saint Luke's Health System.

Eligibility is pretty broad and people with the Johnson & Johnson, also known as Janssen, vaccine can get a booster at two months from their shot. Many scientists believe a booster shot is needed several months after the first shot because the first round of vaccination seems to wear off after a while.

At a Hy-Vee store in Prairie Village, they had over 100 people coming in to get booster shots.

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