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COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Shot For This Group Of Americans COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Shot For This Group Of Americans
Covid-19: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Shot For This Group Of Americans Federal health officials authorized a second booster shot of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older Americans. On Tuesday, March 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a second shot has been approved for Americans who are 50 and older once four months have passed since their initial booster. With the FDA's approval, the decision now falls on Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who is expected to sign off on the additional shot as soon as Tuesday afternoon. The second booster shot had already been …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: FDA Expected To Authorize Second Booster Shot For This Age Group Within Days COVID-19: FDA Expected To Authorize Second Booster Shot For This Age Group Within Days
Covid-19: FDA Expected To Authorize Second Booster Shot For This Age Group Within Days The United States Food & Drug Administration is expected to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for some Americans within the next few days, according to multiple reports. CNN reported on Saturday, March 26, that sources said the FDA plans to authorize the additional booster shot for people ages 50 and older in the coming days. An anonymous official told The Washington Post that the authorizations for the additional Moderna and Pfizer booster shots could be announced as soon as Tuesday, March 29. CNN reported that the CDC is expected to give a permissive recommendation following F…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: 'Many Variants Are Coming,' Pfizer CEO Warns, Saying Fourth Shot Will Be Needed COVID-19: 'Many Variants Are Coming,' Pfizer CEO Warns, Saying Fourth Shot Will Be Needed
Covid-19: 'Many Variants Are Coming,' Pfizer CEO Warns, Saying Fourth Shot Will Be Needed Warning that "many variants are coming," the chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer says a fourth dose of the COVID-19 -- a second booster shot -- will be needed. Appearing on CBS-TV's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 13, Dr. Albert Bourla was asked if a COVID booster shot could become recommended each fall - similar to a flu shot. "I think so," Bourla responded. "And I think this is what we are trying now to make." Bourla said Pfizer is trying "very diligently to stay ahead of the virus" because "many variants are coming and Omicron was the first one that was able to evade in a …

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COVID-19: Here's When FDA May Roll Out Fourth Vaccine Dose COVID-19: Here's When FDA May Roll Out Fourth Vaccine Dose
Covid-19: Here's When FDA May Roll Out Fourth Vaccine Dose Federal health officials have started discussing when to potentially roll out another COVID-19 booster shot as the world continues combating the pandemic. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials said this week that they have been assessing the latest COVID-19 data, though it is too early to commit to a potential fourth dose of the vaccine for Americans. FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt told CNN that they are “indeed continually looking at the emerging data on the pandemic and variants in the United States and overseas in order to evaluate the potential utility and composition of booster…

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by Zak Failla