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Salt Lake County now offering updated COVID booster

Sep 2, 2022, 10:01 AM | Updated: 10:06 am

A person receives a vaccine. Appointments for the updated covid booster are now available....

FILE-- Children as young as five will now be able to receive a booster shot. (Mengshin Lin/Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Department announced it now has appointments for the updated COVID-19 booster shots available. 

The news comes after the CDC recommended the updated boosters for anyone ages 12 and up.

The health department said the appointments would be available at Salt Lake County Health Department clinics.

The appointments will start on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Anyone wanting to make an appointment can do so at the health department’s website, or by calling 385-468-7468.

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