Moderna announced Thursday that it's asked the US Food and Drug Administration for authorization for a second Covid-19 booster shot for everyone 18 and older
Moderna is seeking an amendment of the FDA's emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine to allow a fourth vaccine dose for any adults who've gotten an initial booster of any of the authorized or approved vaccines."The request to include adults over 18 years of age was made to provide flexibility for the U.S.
A study of health care workers in Israel, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that a fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was safe and boosted antibody levels similar to what was seen after a third dose.Read MoreA few countries area already offering fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Currently, fourth vaccine doses are authorized in the US only for certain people with weakened immune systems.
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