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Yes, I Did Get the Bivalent Omicron COVID-19 Booster

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 8, 2022

I've received several patient questions about whether-or-not I got the bivalent COVID-19 booster. As you can see in the picture below, the answer to that question is yes.

Covid-19 Omicron Booster Shot Heart Valve Patient

Paul, my local Walgreens pharmacist, just gave me the bivalent omicron COVID-19 booster by Pfizer-BioNTech. This is the fifth COVID-19 vaccine/booster that I have received so far - all of which have been made by Pfizer-BioNTech.

In addition to the omicron booster, I also got the seasonal flu shot.

As you may know, the bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, which are also referred to as "updated boosters," contain two messenger RNA (mRNA) components of SARS-CoV-2 virus, one of the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and the other one in common between the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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