Millions of Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will soon learn when they'll be eligible for booster shots.
should be dispensed and, if so, who should get them and when. The final go-ahead is not expected for at least another week.
After the FDA advisors give their recommendation, the agency itself will make a decision on whether to authorize boosters. Then next week, a panel convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will offer more specifics on who should get them. Its decision is subject to approval by the CDC director.The process is meant to bolster public confidence in the vaccines.
In a vaccine dispute last month, the CDC’s advisory panel backed Pfizer boosters at the six-month point only for older Americans, nursing home residents and people with underlying health problems. But CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walenskyand decided boosters should also be offered to those with high-risk jobs, such as teachers and healthcare workers, adding tens of millions more Americans to the list.
Some health experts fear the back-and-forth deliberations are muddling the public effort to persuade the unvaccinated to get their first shots. They worry that the talk of boosters will lead people to wrongly doubt the effectiveness of the vaccines in the first place.We look at the science behind the need for COVID-19 booster shots.
When the FDA’s panel meets to review the Moderna and J&J vaccines, experts will discuss whether a third Moderna shot should contain just half the original dose and what the best timing would be for
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