Headline Roundup • August 18th, 2021
Booster Shots to Be Made Available to All Americans Starting Sept. 20
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that third shots of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to all Americans starting Sept. 20. The push for the third shots, commonly known as booster shots, comes alongside recent statements by vaccine makers and health experts that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective after 6-8 months. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for wealthy nations to halt booster shots until at least the end of next month so that less-vaccinated countries have more opportunities to distribute shots.
The news made headlines across the political spectrum, with few major differences along partisan lines. Coverage from right-rated sources focused more on the WHO's opposition to the move and how that conflict might prompt international criticism of the U.S. vaccine strategy.
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USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled plans to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots this fall for Americans who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, eight months after they become fully vaccinated, as cases of the delta variant continue to spread across the country.
Americans who are eligible can receive a third shot beginning Sept. 20, pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is expected in the coming weeks, according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services and other administration medical experts.
The initial doses...
CNBC
The United States will begin widely distributing Covid-19 booster shots next month as new data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time, top U.S. health officials announced Wednesday.
It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the delta variant, “we are starting to see evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease,” according to the statement signed by CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and...
The Epoch Times
The United States will begin widely distributing COVID-19 booster shots next month and will recommend them for most Americans who received the vaccine, according to several top federal health officials.
A joint statement from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet Woodcock said people will need boosters starting eight months after they received their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer...
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