Experts have emphasized that the need for a booster dose doesn’t mean that our current COVID-19 vaccines don’t work.
This week, both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, under emergency use, for Americans over the age of 65 and those at heightened risk of developing the disease who have already received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
show that those who aren’t vaccinated are five times more likely to be infected, 10 times more likely to be hospitalized and 10 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who are vaccinated.The FDA and the CDC authorized booster shots only for a select group of Americans who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago. Fully vaccinated people 65 and older are
Patel recommends talking to your medical providers if you are uncertain about your eligibility for the booster dose. The CDC director also said she’s hoping more data on booster shots becomes available soon for Americans who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Are these booster shots different from the original doses of the vaccines? What are the side effects?
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