The Food and Drug Administration is expected to allow giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters that are a different vaccine type from the one used in the initial doses,
One of the sources told NBC News on Tuesday that an announcement could come as soon as Wednesday.
The source said the process needs to move forward with urgency to give doctors flexibility, and also because some people have already started using boosters different that the initial round of vaccinations. The Times reported that the government would not recommend one type over another, and could still say that it is preferable to keep the booster the same as the first vaccinations.
So far the FDA has authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for boosters, to be given at least six months after the initial series. But an FDA advisory panel last week voted to recommend emergency use authorization for
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