Depending on how “at high risk” is defined, tens of millions of Americans could be eligible for additional shots of the Pfizer vaccine, including health care professionals and teachers.
for older adults and people at high risk of disease, but regulators say they don’t yet have enough evidence for the broader population. New data on the vaccines is continuously coming in and further determinations are expected soon, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
“Boosters are not unusual. You look at the other common vaccines: Hepatitis vaccine requires three doses. Polio vaccine requires four doses,” Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and author of “ After reviewing the data available, mostly from Israel and the U.S., the FDA experts were set to vote on one basic question: Does the evidence show that a Pfizer booster would be safe and effective for people 16 and older?The vote was a resounding no, with 16 of the committee’s 18 outside advisers voting against a new round of vaccinations for this age group, citing insufficient data to make that recommendation.
Shortly after the Friday vote, the FDA advisory panel moved to recommend booster shots for people 65 and older, and for people who are at high risk of disease due to underlying health conditions or occupational exposure. The recommendation was for people who had received their second Pfizer dose at least six months ago.
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