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CDC Director Mandy Cohen gets COVID-19 shot in LA, touts importance of updated vaccine

Mandy Cohen receives a COVID-19 vaccination at an event at Stovall Terrace Apartments, a senior community, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — A month after officially recommending that everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen rolled up her sleeve Wednesday in Los Angeles for the latest shot.

At a operated at Stovall Terrace Apartments, where many low-income seniors reside, Cohen and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer touted the importance of the updated.

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