US COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Plan Also Boosts Pressure On FDA

The plan’s White House announcement was described as a transparency move, but meeting its 20 September target start date requires both the FDA and ACIP to act quickly on boosters.    

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The US government plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots in late September. • Source: Alamy

The White House has amped up pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to quickly complete assessments of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots by unveiling a plan to make them available to everyone in the US in about a month.

Federal officials announced 18 August that data indicates vaccine efficacy against infection declines over time and that preparations should begin...

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