Moderna expected to miss Sept. 20 deadline for booster approval

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JUST IN: US regulators don’t expect to meet the Biden admin.’s Sept. 20 timeline of making booster shots widely available to those who received the Moderna Covid vaccine, a person familiar with the process says.

of making booster shots widely available to those who received the Moderna Covid vaccine, said a person familiar with the process.

But officials believe regulators are still on track to make a decision on boosters for Pfizer’s vaccine by Sept. 20. The FDA has an advisory committee meeting scheduled to discuss the Pfizer boosters Sept. 17, the person said.“These things happen and are part of the process," the person said."We have and will continue to follow the science."Covid-19 booster shots

 

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Top health officials informed the White House they will need more time to review the Moderna application because the data the company submitted Sept. 1 was “found inadequate and needs strengthening.”

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