The United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with compromised immune systems as quickly as possible.
Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise, the U.S. is moving forward with plans to give additional booster shots to those who are at risk and immunocompromised. U.S. regulators need to fully authorize the COVID-19 vaccines or amend their emergency use authorizations before officials can recommend additional shots, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to make third doses available sooner under certain circumstances, officials said at a recent meeting.
“It is extremely important for us to move to get those individuals their boosters and we are now working on that,” Fauci said on a press call, adding that immunocompromised people may not be sufficiently protected by their existing COVID-19 vaccinations.
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