Covid-19 Booster Shots Win Broad Backing From European Regulator

Europe’s top health regulator issued a broad endorsement of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, diverging from U.S. officials’ more limited recommendation

Covid-19 vaccine booster shotsAn expert committee for the European Medicines Agency said Monday that the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc.

with BioNTech SE could be given as a booster to those age 18 and over, at least six months after their second dose. It is still evaluating data for booster shots of Moderna Inc.’s vaccine, but said that vaccine or Pfizer’s shot could be administered to people with weakened immune systems at least 28 days after their second dose.

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