Pfizer to Seek Booster Authorization for Ages 18+ from FDA

According to a Biden Administration official, Pfizer is expected to seek emergency use authorization from the FDA to administer booster doses of their vaccine to people 18 and older. That request could come as early as this week. If the authorization is given it would bring the country one step closer to President Biden’s prediction that boosters would be available to all adults in the United States and comes at a time where several health officials have voiced their concern about waning immunity as the nation heads into the winter.

The FDA has already authorized the booster for adults who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine six or more months ago if you meet one of the following…. you are 65 or older, at risk of severe Covid-19 from a breakthrough infection because of a medical condition or those at risk of contracting the virus because of living or work conditions. Anyone who got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine two months ago or more is also eligible two months after getting their first shot. Currently that vaccine is only authorized for people age 18 and older.