BREAKING: The FDA authorized second booster shots of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID vaccines for Americans age 50 and older.
, but for all adults, hoping to"provide flexibility" for federal health authorities.
But for now, the current round of boosters will draw on the same supply of shots currently deployed for initial vaccinations and boosters. Tuesday's move was announced without publicly airing the data before either the CDC or FDA's outside vaccine advisers. The FDA does plan to convene a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee"On April 6, the FDA will have an important meeting – and CDC will participate – on what does a fall booster look like? How will we make decisions about that fall booster? Do we, will we, need that fall booster?" CDC Director Dr.
"The gap between the evidence required for regulatory authorization of uses of vaccine and really sound policy decisions about optimization of vaccine programs has always been a gap. It continues to be a gap," said O'Brien.The move to expand eligibility for a second booster comes as the campaign to roll out first boosters has slowed for months, down toOverall, the White House estimates that some two-thirds of eligible adults have received a booster shot.
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