NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday it had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of a booster shot of its Covid-19 vaccine in people ages 18 years and older. While scientists are divided over the need for booster shots when so many people in the
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday voted to reject COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for most Americans, but authorized them for people 65 and over and those who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. The votes came amid division among scientists inside and outside the FDA as to whether
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced that it is planning to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all Americans beginning next month. Health officials said Wednesday that “we have developed a plan” to begin offering “booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20 and starting 8 months after an individual’s second dose.” Those Americans
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced that Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should receive a booster shot to ensure continued protection, according published reports. The plan, which is still being developed, would involve administering third shots beginning in mid- to late September, one source added, pending authorization from the US Food and
