State health leaders in Virginia said third shots of two coronavirus vaccines will become available soon for immunocompromised residents, in an aim to better protect amid a surge of cases tied to the delta variant.
The Virginia Department of Health鈥檚 announcement comes following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that people with significantly compromised immune systems get a third dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
Vaccine providers are expected to make third doses available over the next several days, according to Virginia鈥檚 health department.
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State health leaders in Maryland said they fully supported the CDC鈥檚 decision, with Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis Schrader describing third doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines as 鈥渁nother important tool鈥� to protect vulnerable residents with severely weakened immune systems.
海角社区app has reached out to D.C. regarding the District鈥檚 position on the CDC approval and whether the city will make third doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines available for the immunocompromised.
海角社区app鈥檚 Luke Garrett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
