- Some people in the United States could start receiving booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines as early as this week.
- The first booster doses will likely be of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, after a key FDA advisory committee reviewed data on Sept. 17 of its benefits.
- The Biden administration had said earlier this year that booster doses could be rolled out as early as Sept. 20.
COVID-19 booster doses could be available soon for some people in the United States at high risk of severe illness and those who work in jobs that make them more likely to contract the coronavirus.
The first booster doses will likely be of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, after a key FDA advisory committee reviewed data on Sept. 17 of its benefits.
Several additional regulatory steps remain, but these could be cleared as early as this week.
Over the summer, the Biden administration had said booster doses could be rolled out as early as Sept. 20.
Source: healthline