US officials are weighing whether to offer people who are at high risk of severe Covid-19 the chance to get another bivalent booster, according to a source familiar with the deliberations
While most Americans have gladly put pandemic precautions – including vaccines – in the rear view, some who are trying to protect themselves or their loved ones from severe illness have been anxiously wondering how soon they can get another shot. One of them is Michael Osterholm, who directs the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Prevention. The 70-year-old was quick to get an updated bivalent booster when they were rolled out in the US last fall.
Only about 54 million Americans – less than 1 in 5 of those who are eligible – have received a bivalent booster since the government rolled them out in September. The US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for the bivalent vaccines doesn’t allow doctors to prescribe another booster for vulnerable people or for the CDC to recommend one.
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