FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots
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FDA authorizes J&J and Moderna booster shots
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FDA and CDC may approve more boosters this week
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FDA panel recommends booster shots
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FDA panel backs Johnson and Johnson booster
An FDA advisory panel has endorsed Johnson and Johnson's booster shot for some 15 million Americans. Mireya Villarreal has the details on the panel's decision. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with his analysis.
FDA panel recommends Johnson & Johnson booster
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FDA panel recommends J&J booster shot
The FDA advisory panel unanimously voted to recommend the Johnson & Johnson booster shot on Friday. It comes a day after the same panel made the recommendation for a third Moderna shot. President Biden says full FDA and CDC approval for both boosters could come as early as next week. CBS News reporter Max Bayer and John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, join CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the FDA panel's vote.
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