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Should everyone get a Covid booster? Experts divided

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine

A medical worker receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Jabra Hospital for Emergency and Injuries in Sudan's capital Khartoum on March 9, 2021.  FILE PHOTO | AFP 

By  AFP

The United States is set to become the latest country to widen Covid booster eligibility beyond the immunocompromised, elderly and high risk.  

Many scientists tracking the data believe it's the right time for the move -- though some have expressed misgivings, since the original vaccines are still holding up well against severe disease and death among the general population.

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