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The FDA decided to expand the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and Moderna boosters that previously covered only certain high-risk groups, such as those with underlying medical conditions or ages 65 and older. Now, the FDA says that any adult who has been fully vaccinated with any FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine—Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson and Johnson—should be eligible to get a.
The FDA made its decision after weighing the evidence on the efficacy and safety of the half-dose booster shots, including trial data that Pfizer and Moderna submitted in applications to expand their respective booster EUAs this month. In those clinical trials, both shots demonstrated that they effectively boosted the immune system’s antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus one month later.
The last regulatory step before people can actually get the shots is an official sign-off from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of experts that issues recommendations on administering. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , scheduled to meet later today, is expected to vote in agreement with the FDA’s decision.
The FDA has been under pressure to make boosters more widely available. Recently, officials in a number of states and cities moved ahead in
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