The Biden administration has promised that come Sept. 20, anyone who wants a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one, as long as they are at least eight months past their second shot.
Nearly 95 million Americans are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, 66 million with Moderna's vaccine and 14 million with Johnson & Johnson's. Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has received full FDA approval for people 16 and older, while Moderna's and J&J's are authorized for emergency use in adults.
"The process for authorizing or approving the use of a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine involves each vaccine manufacturer submitting data pertaining to safety and effectiveness to the agency to support this use," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Research and Evaluation,announcing the meeting.
"It's hard while you're fighting a war to also be planning ahead, but I think this is the kind of war where you need to do that," Goodman said. "You really want government and nongovernmental advice before you finalize these decisions, not after."
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