Confusion has swirled this fall about who can receive a COVID booster, as federal health officials reworked general recommendations for who should receive the vaccine.

At first the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the COVID-19 vaccine was recommended only for those over 65 years old or with a high-risk health condition.

Major medical groups, however, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, many infectious disease specialists and even some individual states took issue with the CDC's recommendations, saying that the guidelines were too narrow.

Questions lingered for the average person: What about those younger than 65 with no major preexisting conditions? Or children? The lack of clarity led some clinics and pharmacies to turn away people seeking the vaccine last mo

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