Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application for emergency use authorization for a second booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older
The submission is based on two data sets from Israel."Both data sets showed evidence that an additional mRNA booster increases immunogenicity and lowers rates of confirmed infections and severe illness," the companies said in a news release.Here's what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday that he expects that a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be needed."It is necessary -- a fourth boost for right now.
Read MoreSome countries are offering fourth vaccine doses, especially to people at higher risk of severe disease and death. In the United States, certain immunocompromised adults can receive three doses of the coronavirus vaccine and a fourth shot as a booster dose. Two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine are available for people 5 and older, and people 12 and older are eligible to receive a booster five months after their second shot.
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