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FDA, CDC: COVID vaccine booster shots not needed yet
Joint statement released Thursday
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In a joint statement, the FDA and CDC said “Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time.”
Vaccine makers are testing booster doses and are developing boosters that could target specific variants if those boosters are needed.
Pfizer said its research showed booster doses of its vaccine produced levels of neutralizing antibodies that are five to 10 times higher than what was produced after two doses.
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Health experts stress that vaccines are working.
“The answer is that our vaccines still are very, very effective in keeping us out of the hospital, in averting severe disease,” said Dr. William Schaffner. “That’s what they were designed to do.”