F.D.A. Panel Recommends Moderna Booster for Certain Groups
Those eligible for the extra shot would include adults over 65 and others at high risk — the same groups now eligible for a Pfizer-BioNTech boost
Those eligible for the extra shot would include adults over 65 and others at high risk — the same groups now eligible for a Pfizer-BioNTech boost
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended a half-dose as a third injection for people 65 and older as well as younger adults at high risk because of their medical conditions or jobs.
The experts’ recommendations, though not binding, are likely to influence what the Food and Drug Administration decides on whether to authorize the boosters.
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Moderna sells its vaccine almost exclusively to wealthy countries.
The company is seeking authorization for the pill to be given to high-risk people sick with Covid. Tens of millions of Americans could be eligible.
Some poorer countries are paying more and waiting longer for the company’s vaccine than the wealthy — if they have access at all.
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The home treatment, molnupiravir, is said by the company to potentially halve the risk of hospitalization and death from the virus.
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