Second Booster Shot for , Americans Over 50 Authorized by FDA.<br />Second Booster Shot for , Americans Over 50 Authorized by FDA.<br />'USA Today' reports the FDA says Americans 50 and older will now be <br />eligible to receive another round of coronavirus vaccine booster shots.<br />Based on an analysis of emerging data, a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or.., Dr. Peter Marks, director of FDA's Center for <br />Biologics Evaluation and Research, via statement.<br />... Moderna COVID-19 <br />vaccine could help increase protection levels for these higher-risk individuals. , Dr. Peter Marks, director of FDA's Center for <br />Biologics Evaluation and Research, via statement.<br />The FDA says another booster dose <br />will offer added protection against <br />severe COVID-19 infections.<br />though it shouldn't be necessary until at least four months after the first is received.<br />though it shouldn't be necessary until at least four months after the first is received.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has yet to authorize the shot.<br />Getting another booster shot at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts say, is purely a personal decision.<br />Getting another booster shot at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts say, is purely a personal decision.<br />Obviously, the older you are, <br />the higher the risk; and the <br />more underlying conditions, <br />the higher the risk, Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of CDC, via 'USA Today'.<br />Studies have shown coronavirus vaccines to be safe and effective in protecting against death and severe illness.<br />The FDA has determined that the known and potential benefits of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose with either of these vaccines outweigh their known and potential risks in these populations. , Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of CDC, via 'USA Today'.<br />The FDA has determined that the known and potential benefits of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose with either of these vaccines outweigh their known and potential risks in these populations. , Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of CDC, via 'USA Today'
