FDA Considering Strategy To Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots In September

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The FDA is looking at laying out a strategy for rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in early September. According to a Biden Administration official, the booster strategy would apply to all vaccinated people. A decision for people who may face a greater risk from COVID-19 and its variants, like the immunocompromised, could come sooner.

While the U.S. has yet to recommend a booster, Biden administration officials say they have the supply and personnel to roll it out efficiently. Pfizer has already told its investors it intends to submit a booster shot for an emergency use authorization in August. Infectious Disease expert Dr. Michael Saag says, “I can’t think of a single person who doesn’t at least know one person or a family member a friend who hasn’t contracted COVID in the last couple of weeks. Delta is here. It’s bad.”

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