Exactly what the booster shot plan will look like still depends on the FDA and CDC and the results of ongoing studies.
reported this week that timeline may be in doubt, as the shots still have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .it’s “conceivable” that only Pfizer’s shot will be approved by the 20th and Moderna’s shot will be delayed “at the most a couple of weeks,” as the FDAExactly who will be eligible for the booster shot will depend on the exact terms that are approved by the FDA and CDC, he said.
Studies are underway on if people can “mix and match” booster doses—and get a Pfizer booster if their first two doses were of Moderna, for instance—but Fauci said the government is still “suggesting” as of now that people get a booster shot of the same vaccine as their initial dose. White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain said on CNN the Biden administration is prepared to have booster shots available to the public “probably the very same day” as they’re approved, and the administration has adequate supply and a “distribution plan” to ensure widespread availability of the third shots when they’re ready to go.
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