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COVID-19: FDA Likely To Approve Brand-New Time Frame For Booster Shot COVID-19: FDA Likely To Approve Brand-New Time Frame For Booster Shot
Covid-19: FDA Likely To Approve Brand-New Time Frame For Booster Shot The timeline for COVID-19 booster shots may be accelerated as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve booster shots for all Americans after six months, not eight, as previously announced. According to reports, as more data is examined by federal health officials, it is more likely that booster shots will be required sooner than later for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Before they can go into arms, the FDA must authorize booster shots for each vaccine. A spokesperson for the agency said that under its general policy it "cannot comment on or confirm the existence" o…

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COVID-19: CDC Announces Starting Date For Booster Shots COVID-19: CDC Announces Starting Date For Booster Shots
Covid-19: CDC Announces Starting Date For Booster Shots Federal health officials have set a date for when they plan to begin rolling out COVID-19 booster shots to help curtail the spread of new variants of the virus. Citing new data that showed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines’ effectiveness wanes over time, President Joe Biden’s administration announced that beginning the week of Monday, Sept. 20, booster shots would be made available for many Americans. Earlier story - COVID-19: US Expected To Announce Time Frame For All Americans To Get Booster Shots The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sa…

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