FDA vaccine advisers recommend emergency use authorization for booster dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine
Posted on AllSides October 14th, 2021
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Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend emergency use authorization of a booster dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine.
The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee agreed use of a booster dose would be safe and effective in some people six months out from their primary series.
Moderna had asked for emergency use authorization for a half dose of its vaccine to be used as a booster for certain people.
All 19 members of the committee supported authorizing a 50-microgram booster dose...