US to recommend COVID vaccine booster jab for all Americans: reports
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Health officials in the U.S. are expected to recommend a COVID-19 booster shot for all Americans eight months after they've received the second dose, according to reports late Monday.
The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News. The FDA has already expanded the emergency use authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines to authorize a booster shot for certain immunocompromised patients. Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that a third dose is safe and elicits an antibody response at levels that "significantly exceed" those seen in individuals who receive two doses of the jab. The companies revealed the Phase 1 data when announcing that it had been submitted to the FDA.More Related News