Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for a second booster shot of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine for all adults. READ:
WASHINGTON, United States — Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for a second booster shot of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine for all adults.
Moderna said in a separate statement that its request had a broader scope so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health care providers could have “flexibility” in determining appropriate use of the second booster, such as for seniors or immunocompromised people. The first Israeli study showed that “rates of confirmed infections were 2 times lower and rates of severe illness were 4 times lower among individuals who received an additional booster dose,” compared to those who only had one.
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