COVID Boosters , for All Adults <br />Get FDA Approval, , Await CDC Review.<br />On November 19, regulators in the United States approved <br />COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, an expansion <br />of the government's campaign to bolster protection. .<br />AP reports that the latest action is meant <br />to simplify the list of who is eligible <br />to receive a booster and which one to get. .<br />However, the measure has one more hurdle <br />to pass, as the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention still needs to approve it. .<br />However, the measure has one more hurdle <br />to pass, as the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention still needs to approve it. .<br />If the CDC approves the measure, <br />tens of millions of Americans could be <br />eligible for three doses of protection.<br />According to the AP, all three COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe illness, hospitalization and death, but their efficacy wanes with time. .<br />Until recently, boosters of Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines were available for vulnerable groups. .<br />Last week, Pfizer cited new data from <br />a study of 10,000 people and asked <br />the FDA to expand availability to everyone. .<br />Streamlining the eligibility criteria <br />and making booster doses available <br />to all individuals 18 years of age and <br />older will also help to eliminate confusion <br />about who may receive a booster dose <br />and ensure booster doses are <br />available to all who may need one, Dr. Peter Marks, FDA vaccine chief, via AP.<br />AP reports that the FDA did not consult <br />advisers before granting approval, saying <br />that Pfizer and Moderna’s boosters, “do not raise questions that would <br />benefit from additional discussion.”
