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Biden Administration poised to announce 3rd jab booster


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This is a Washington Post article that probably requires a subscription but one can probably Google it from that source or others....

Biden administration to announce most Americans will need coronavirus booster shots.

Administration of boosters would not occur until mid- or late September, after an application from Pfizer-BioNTech for the additional shots is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, the individuals said.  Israel just released data showing that for people vaccinated in January who are 65 years and older, the Pfizer vaccine was less than 55 percent effective against severe disease and hospitalization. The decline in effectiveness, which has been showing up in Israeli data for several weeks, has prompted that nation to begin administering a booster shot to people age 50 and above.

Some officials also are scrutinizing data released last week from the Mayo Clinic, which found that the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine had fallen to 42 percent in July. The vaccine remained highly effective against severe cases that could result in hospitalization.

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