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The US government said on Friday that all adults will be eligible for COVID-19 booster doses, stepping up efforts to combat growing coronavirus outbreaks, which experts worry may snowball into a winter spike as millions of Americans travel for the holidays.
The Food and Drug Administration's ruling clarifies a previously muddled list of who is eligible for a booster shot: Anyone over the age of 18 can now pick a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their previous dosage, regardless of which vaccination they had originally. After around a dozen states began giving boosters to all adults on their own, the decision was made.
“We heard loud and clear that people needed something simpler — and this, I think, is simple,” FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks told The Associated Press.
However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must concur before the policy is finalized. After examining the safety and effectiveness of Pfizer and Moderna boosters in even healthy young individuals, its scientific advisers backed the approach on Friday afternoon.
The CDC's advisors recommended that everyone 18 and older can obtain a booster of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but that persons 50 and older should have one as well. The CDC was anticipated to make a final determination later Friday.
