New COVID-19 booster shot news: Here's what you need to know.
grow. According to the joint statement, the current data “make very clear” that the protective effect of the vaccine against COVID-19 begins to wane after initial vaccination. While we are currently seeing decreased protection against mild and moderate infection, experts say the concern is that this reduced protection will start to extend to severe illness and death too.
“Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead,” the statement reads, “especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout.”will therefore be necessary “to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability.”
Pending an independent evaluation of the evidence on the safety and effectiveness of booster doses from the CDC and FDA, the White House is prepared to start offering booster shots to all Americans as soon as September 20, and beginning eight months after a person receives their second dose. The first people likely to receive boosters are those who were vaccinated in the first phase of the rollout, including health care providers, seniors, and nursing home residents.
For now, the booster plan covers only people who received a two-dose mRNA vaccine from Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech. But officials think that people who receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which wasn't rolled out until March, will also need a booster shot soon. They expect to receive more data in the upcoming weeks before announcing a J&J booster plan, according to the statement.
For these booster shots to actually be available to the general public, the FDA will need to authorize a third dose, and the CDC’s ACIP will need to issue a booster dose recommendation based on a review of the evidence. So far, the only group for which booster shots are available is
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