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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFauci says it is 'likely' all Americans will need a COVID-19 booster shot at some point
The nations top infectious disease expert said on Thursday it is likely that all Americans who have received the COVID-19 vaccine will need a booster shot at some point in the future, preferably from the same manufacturer as their initial doses.
The comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci on CBS This Morning come as the Food and Drug Administration is expected to broaden its emergency use authorization for the two-dose regimens made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna to allow people with compromised immune systems to get a third shot.
We dont feel at this particular point, that apart from the immune compromised, we dont feel we need to give boosters right now, Fauci said.
He added that federal public health agencies are tracking data on a weekly and monthly basis among a number of different age groups to determine if in fact the level of protection is starting to attenuate.
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(44,962 posts)now for many people already. Pfizer says 6 months after the second dose, and we have many people vaccinated more than 6 months ago. Israel is giving boosters to people over 60 who have been vaccinated more than 5 months ago.