# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [January 1, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428 "2021-01-01T08:03:30Z")\
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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> I don’t think you can actually get it until the CDC meets on the 21st.

On this note, I just came from the “3rd Pfizer Jab” thread where I was surprised to see that folks were getting Moderna booster shots back in August (without any lying about their data).

I wonder the how and the why of that. Why would CVS do that? Maybe I just missed something?

> [@The third jab of Pfizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-jab-of-pfizer/951471/137):
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> My wife (age 60), mother-in-law (85), and I (65) all got Moderna boosters back in August, 5 1/2 months after our last regular shots (Moderna for me and my wife, Pfizer for my MIL). We just went on the CVS website, gave our details (no lying) and were given appointments without any questions.

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