Onondaga County is updating its COVID-19 booter qualifications to include anyone who feels they are “at risk.”
County Executive Ryan McMahon said Wednesday that if you are 18 years old or older and belive you are an at-risk individual, and you are six months past your completed COVID-19 vaccination series, you are now eligible for a booster shot. You must also be two months out if you received the Johnson & Johnson shot.
McMahon said as of Wednesday, 83.8% of the county’s population 18 years old or older have received at least one COVID-19 shot.
The county reported 211 new cases on Wednesday. Nearly half of those were from household contacts and nearly a quarter of them were in children 11 years old or younger.
There are currently 116 people in the hospital, with 24 in the ICU. The county also reported one new death, a man in his 60s, who had underlying conditions.
