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CDC warns against off-label use of COVID vaccine

By NPR
| September 15, 2021

Some Americans are already lining up for COVID-19 booster shots, but the CDC is warning that administering doses of the vaccine in ways that aren't OK'd by the federal government could put healthcare providers at risk of lawsuits and leave patients with unexpected bills.

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