Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off on the panel’s recommendation. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says for the first time since the vaccine was developed it will not be available at the public health office. The new vaccine will be available at pharmacies, health centers and some doctor offices. The severity of COVID-19 has faded, but there are still thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each week.
