Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA For Clearance For COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans.
J&J said Tuesday it filed data with the Food and Drug Administration on giving a booster dose between two to six months after vaccination.
The U.S. government last month authorized booster doses of Pfizer's vaccine in vulnerable groups.
A panel of FDA advisers meets next week to consider boosters for both J&J and Moderna vaccines.
It's part of a sweeping effort by the Biden administration to boost protection amid the delta variant and potential waning of vaccine strength.
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