Here’s what we know about potential COVID booster shots and who might be first in line to get them
Photo: Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag To be jabbed again, or not to be jabbed again, that is the question. Though the current crop of COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe disease and death, a surge in new cases fueled by the Delta variant has contributed to the debate about whether booster shots may soon be necessary, especially as the first people to be vaccinated in the U.S. get beyond the six-month mark.
Pfizer shared preliminary data from lab tests recently that suggests a third dose of its shot is associated with a five-fold increase in antibodies in people between the ages of 18 to 55 after their second dose; for those between 65 and 85, it’s 11-fold. The company plans to submit its application for booster approval to U.S. regulators in August. Moderna is also looking into booster doses of its shot but has yet to release data on any booster studies.
What do the experts think? Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist, told CNN’s State of the Union recently that a booster shot “might likely happen” for certain Americans who fail to mount a strong defense against the coronavirus after vaccination: “Namely, people who have suppressed immune systems, those who are transplant patients, cancer chemotherapy, autoimmune diseases, that are on immunosuppressant regimens,” he said. That’s about 2.7 percent of the U.S.
Still, there’s been disagreement about how necessary COVID-19 booster shots are. When Pfizer made waves in July about a booster shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration responded with a joint statement that fully vaccinated Americans “do not need a booster shot at this time.” The same month, the World Health Organization’s top vaccine doctor, Dr.
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