My inbox, and my Wednesday Instagram stories, are usually a good barometer of where people are in their concerns about COVID. In the past several weeks, nearly all of the questions I get are about vaccines, and specifically how to navigate what sometimes feels like confusing messaging. Today I want to try to help by talking through three somewhat specific questions. First: What is the value of getting the bivalent booster? Second: vaccines in pregnancy. Is there a best time to get boosted? Third: vaccines for the under-5 set.

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