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The Science Behind A Third Shot Of COVID-19 Vaccine And Masks For Children

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Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice Director Alok Sarwal draws up a syringe of Moderna vaccine while volunteering at a COVID 19 vaccination clinic hosted by Second Chance Center in Aurora on Friday, May 14, 2021. SCC is a nonprofit that helps the formerly incarcerated re-establish successful lives in the community.

Is there a COVID-19 booster shot in your immediate future? And if not now, when? People with compromised immune systems can now get a third shot if they’ve already received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. The news has raised questions about when -- and if -- a third dose will become available for everyone. Joining us once again to help provide some answers is Dr Anuj Mehta, an ICU pulmonologist with Denver Health who's advised the state on vaccine allocation.