US officials were likely to soon get the regulatory go-ahead to administer Covid19 vaccine booster shots made by Pfizer, although Moderna booster could take a little longer.
Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that officials were likely to soon get the regulatory go-ahead to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots made by Pfizer, although Moderna booster could take a little longer.
But he said that while Pfizer-BioNTech has submitted the necessary data on booster shots to the Food and Drug Administration , Moderna has yet to complete the process. Fauci said he hopes to give both vaccines when boosters doses roll out, but if Moderna does not complete the process before Sept. 20, then Moderna boosters will be given later.
How - or even whether - to administer boosters has emerged as a thorny issue as Covid-19 continues to kill unvaccinated people around the world. Scientists are still debating how much additional immunity boosters provide and whether all Americans should get another shot, rather than just those at high risk of severe illness.
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