Medical worker Michelle Chester shows a Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Biden administration has reportedly been gearing up to issue guidance on a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to reports, the FDA was expected to make the announcement in the coming month, which would advise people with weakened immune systems to receive a third shot.
The CDC director said the agency would use evidence, such as immune responses and vaccine effectiveness, to come to a decision on booster shots. Pfizer has already sought authorization for a booster shot, while Moderna said it expected people would need a third shot by fall.
Robust antibody responses have been observed from existing Moderna booster candidates against #COVID-19 in Phase 2 studies. Read more here: https://t.co/7u0EoV0c1P pic.twitter.com/YbOmqrxsJ2
— Moderna (@moderna_tx) August 5, 2021
This all comes as reports on Saturday mentioned some Americans have been lying to clinics and receiving a third vaccine dose, even though it has not yet been approved.
Source: One America News Network
