(KAIR)--The Doniphan County Health Department/Home Health has begun administering the updated Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster targeting what a release calls “the most recent Omicron subvariants.

According to the release, the local health department began the process of administering the boosters Wednesday.

That follows what the release says was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention giving its endorsement September 1 for “the use of updated COVID-19 bivalent boosters for anyone who is 12-years and older.” The CDC, in the coming weeks, is expected to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters for pediatric groups.

The Doniphan County Heath Department/Home Health Health continues to hold its Walk-In Immunization Clinic every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Questions should be addressed to 785-985-3591.