Skip to content

COVID-19 boosters bring thousands to Pa. and N.J. clinics, but experts say more first doses are needed ‘to get out of this pandemic’

Over the past three months, the average daily number of people receiving their first shot dropped 25%. Boosters have increased demand modestly, some providers said.

Signage at the Tacony Library on Torresdale Avenue. The CDC greenlighted boosters of all vaccines for certain high-risk groups and authorized "mix-and-matching" of vaccine types.
Signage at the Tacony Library on Torresdale Avenue. The CDC greenlighted boosters of all vaccines for certain high-risk groups and authorized "mix-and-matching" of vaccine types.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer