SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PHARMACIES ACROSS THE AREA STARTED ROLLING OUT THE NEWEST VERSION OF THE COVID VACCINE. AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE THE LATEST SURGE OF COVID. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE FORMULA AND HOW LONG YOU SHOULD WAIT AFTER BEING INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS, WE HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU. HERE'S OUR CIRCLE OF HEALTH. REPORTER DENISE DADOR ONE TWO JUAN VELASQUEZ ROLLED UP HIS SLEEVES FOR THE FLU SHOT AS MARIA OF HUNTINGTON PARK IS GETTING THE NEW COVID VACCINE. >> WHAT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS THAT THEY CAN SAVE TIME AND GET THEM TOGETHER. >> THE CDC ACTUALLY CONFIRMED THAT IT'S SAFE TO GET BOTH. >> CVS, PHARMACISTS AND DISTRICT LEADER ALEXIS. HE SAYS IN TERMS OF SIDE EFFECTS, IT'S NICE TO GET THEM BOTH OUT OF THE WAY AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF ARM SORENESS, BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO GO TO THE GYM. >> STILL, I WAS STILL ABLE TO BE LIKE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. THIS NEW, UPDATED FORMULATION OF THE COVID VACCINE IS ACTUALLY TARGETING THE CP2 STRAIN. >> UNLIKE THE FLU VACCINE, YOU CAN GET BOOSTERS OF THE SEASONAL COVID SHOTS AS LONG AS IT'S BEEN AT LEAST TWO MONTHS SINCE YOUR LAST INJECTION AND A FEW MONTHS SINCE YOUR LAST INFECTION. IF YOU JUST HAD COVID, YOUR BODY ACTUALLY STILL HAS IMMUNITY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, SO IT'S RECOMMENDED AFTER THREE MONTHS IF YOU HAD COVID TO NOW GET THE VACCINE. WHAT IF YOU WANT TO GO TRAVELING IN DECEMBER? IF YOU GET IT NOW, CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND GET IT BEFORE YOU GET ON A PLANE? >> I WOULD GET IT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE TRAVELING, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VACCINE IS FULLY EFFECTIVE. >> BUT IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE RIGHT NOW, EXPERTS SAY DON'T WAIT BECAUSE WE'RE IN BETWEEN THE END OF THE SUMMER COVID SURGE AND THE TRADITIONAL WINTER WAVE OF COLD AND FLU. >> THE GOAL IS TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE'RE PREVENTING SERIOUS OUTCOMES SUCH AS HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH, EVEN THOUGH THE CDC BRIDGE PROGRAM HAS ENDED, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS COVID 19 VACCINES ARE 100% FREE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE U.S. >> YOU CAN GO TO VACCINES.GOV TO FIND A PROVIDER NEAR YOU. EVEN IF Y