Third Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine Needed For ‘Full Protection’ According to Dr. Fauci

According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, an official rollout of Covid-19 booster doses could begin within weeks following authorizations by the FDA. Fauci said it’s likely that three doses of the vaccine will be needed for full protection citing two Israeli-based studies that showed a decrease in infections among people who got the third shot. During a briefing yesterday, he said there was a good reason to believe that a third dose “will actually be durable, and if it is durable, then you’re going to have very likely a three-dose regimen being the routine regimen.”

Later this month, the FDA will meet and consider whether a third dose is needed after Moderna and Pfizer both applied for authorization for a third dose either six months or eight months after getting the second dose. According to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, the recommendation for boosters will likely lead to availability for a broad portion of the population and the doses could begin rolling out as early as the week of September 20th.