Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously on Friday to recommend booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for all adults in the United States.
The eleven members of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices agreed that everyone 18 and older could take the booster doses six months after they finish their first two doses.
They also voted on a second question, strengthening the recommendation to say that people 50 and older should get a booster dose of vaccine.
The votes follow the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision earlier Friday to authorize boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for all adults.
Boosters can officially be administered to all adults after CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signs off on a recommendation. Previously, boosters had been authorized for anyone 65 and older who was vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least six months ago and for certain adults at high risk of infection or of severe disease. — KUNA
