US FDA considers approving a second COVID-19 booster shot —report

Health worker Lalain Reyeg administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to Army veteran Gary Nasakaitis at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on September 24, 2021 in Hines, Illinois. The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a potential fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported on Feb. 19, 2022. Scott Olson/ Getty Images/ AFP

US health regulators are looking at authorizing a potential fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Food and Drug Administration has been reviewing data to authorize a second booster dose of the messenger RNA vaccines from Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech and vaccines from Moderna Inc, the report added.The agency last month cut the interval to get a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech as well as from Moderna, in a bid to provide better protection sooner against the Omicron variant.

The planning is still in early stages, and authorization would depend on determinations as to whether the second booster should be authorized for all adults or particular age groups, and whether it should target the Omicron variant or be formulated differently, the report said. It added that no decision was final and that it could be necessary to make booster shots available earlier if a new variant appears.—Reuters

Its just STUPID

No. Enough is enough. Its not 100% proven safe yet.

Booster shots are cheaper than RT PCR tests and a locked down economy. It makes economic sense to administer them to prevent widespread infection. So DOH will definitely consider this despite contrary opinion from their experts.

Wtf. We just replicate what US does so expect this second booster in our country too.

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