In a statement, the CDC said Director Dr. Mandy Cohen had endorsed the second-shot recommendation from the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The recommendation covers people 65 and over and those who are “moderately or severely” weakened immune systems, the statement said.

The CDC recommends that immunocompromised people age 65 and older should get a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine.

Gurdeep K., a nurse, gives a COVID-19 vaccine at) People age 65 and older should get a second round of this season’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control said. The new recommendation, announced Oct.

Immunocompromised adults or those who are older than 65 should get a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially recommended.