The NBA told its players, coaches and referees that they should receive booster shots against COVID-19, with particular urgency for those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The league and the National Basketball Players Association — working jointly based on guidance from the NBA's public health and infectious disease experts — said those who received Johnson & Johnson shots more than two months ago should get a booster. The booster recommendation also was made for those who received the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine at least six months ago.
Data used to make the league's determinations showed that antibody levels for Pfizer and Moderna recipients wane after six months, and after two months for Johnson & Johnson recipients. Among those sidelined of late: Philadelphia's Tobias Harris, who had symptoms, 76ers coach Doc Rivers said.
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