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EU regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/eu-regulator-oks-pfizer-vaccine-booster-for-18-and-older/ar-AAP7xpn?ocid=msedgntpEU regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older
3 hrs ago
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator gave its backing Monday to administering booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.
The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses “may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older.”
The agency’s human medicines committee issued the recommendation after studying data for the Pfizer vaccine that showed a rise in antibody levels following boosters given around 6 months after the second dose in people from 18 to 55 years old.
The agency also said it supports giving a third dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccine to people with severely weakened immune systems at least 28 days after their second shot.
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