FDA Committee Recommends Boosters For Johnson & Johnson, Final Authorization Could Come Next Week

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A period aft an FDA sheet approved a booster for the Pfizer vaccine, that sheet precocious this week unanimously recommended the aforesaid for different vaccines–Thursday for Moderna and Friday the Johnson & Johnson single-shot.

If fixed last authorization, those boosters could beryllium disposable precocious adjacent week.

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An FDA committee volition determine aboriginal this period whether to authorize Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11.

The president says determination are capable doses already purchased for that property group.

“Assuming some of those events spell good and you get a affirmative proposal retired of the FDA and CDC, this should beryllium disposable astir immediately,” said erstwhile FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday section wellness departments are acceptable to administer to the younger property radical erstwhile approved.

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“We’ve been moving for 3 oregon 4 months to prepare,” helium said. “The authorities wellness section has been moving with the authorities committee of ed.”

Entering Friday, much than 700 Marylanders were hospitalized from COVID-19, including 7 children.

Maryland is pushing 200,000 boosters administered and is connected gait to walk that fig Friday.

Topline metrics proceed to drop, including the state’s positivity and lawsuit rates.

But Western Maryland counties, with debased vaccination numbers, person the state’s highest lawsuit rates.

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The CDC says the covid-19 vaccines stay harmless and effective.

Paul Gessler