The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had allowed Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster vaccinations for people who are above 65 years old given that their last shot was received 6 months ago.
The US FDA had also permitted the booster jabs on those Covid-19 high-risk adults or those who have a severe illness as well as to the frontliners who have been working tirelessly during the pandemic crisis.
This indicates that tens of millions of Americans are currently entitled to get their third shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, although reports have revealed that the booster shots still need to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to the US media reports, CDC’s independent panels are conducting meetings and are anticipated to swiftly endorse the initiative.
The panels’ resolutions will cover proposals on who will be considered as high risk and which frontline workers should be qualified to receive the booster shots.
Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock of the FDA had stated that health care workers, teachers, and daycare staff, grocery workers as well as those who are in prisons and in homeless shelters should be within the category of being eligible to obtain the booster jabs.
Moreover, the move from the US FDA is an accomplishment for current President Joe Biden who vowed for the booster vaccines to be accessible starting this month provided that they gained authorization from the FDA and CDC.