FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for certain populations

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On 22 September 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least six months after completion of the primary series in:

  • individuals 65 years of age and older;
  • individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19; and
  • individuals 18 through 64 years of age whose frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 puts them at high risk of serious complications of COVID-19 including severe COVID-19.

The authorization applies only to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

Read the full FDA’s announcement here.

Read the Pfizer/BioNTech’s press release here.

 

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