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FDA authorizes second booster dose for COVID

March 29, 2022 by Chain Drug Review COVID booster shot, FDA Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized on Tuesday a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and certain immunocompromised individuals. The FDA previously authorized a single booster dose for certain immunocompromised individuals following completion of a three-dose primary vaccination series. This action

FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots

October 20, 2021 by Chain Drug Review COVID booster shot, FDA Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — The FDA has authorized booster doses of both COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Wednesday and also said any of the three authorized vaccines could be used as a booster in a “mix and match” approach. The FDA gave emergency use authorization for a half dose of Moderna’s vaccine as