Fauci said FDA panel's recommendation shows J&J vaccine 'should have been a two-dose vaccine to begin with'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that a recent recommendation by a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel indicated that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should've required two doses from the get-go.
An FDA panel consisting of outside experts on Friday voted to support Johnson & Johnson's application to offer a booster shot of its vaccine, as. The panel recommended that all individuals who were vaccinated with the single-shot J&J vaccine get a second dose, regardless of their age or any underlying conditions.
When it was authorized for emergency use by the FDA in February, the J&J shot was offered as a single-shot option for vaccination, compared to offerings from Pfizer and Moderna, which required two doses for full vaccination.Martha Raddatz said Sunday during on"This Week.""No, not at all, Martha," Fauci replied.
"I think that's a very good thing and I think it's very favorable for those who have received the J&J vaccine," Fauci added of the FDA panel's recommendation.The FDA last week released its own summary of J&J's application that
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