Dr. Makary not concerned a COVID variant will become resistant to vaccine
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary joins ‘Fox & Friends First.’
Health officials in the U.S. are expected to recommend a COVID-19 booster shot for all Americans eight months after they’ve received the second shot, according to reports late Monday.
News outlets including the Associated Press and Reuters first reported on the planned booster recommendation. The AP’s report, citing two people familiar with the matter, said the third dose would only be administered after the Food and Drug Administration formally approves the vaccines.
The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News. The FDA has already expanded the emergency use authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines to authorize a booster shot for certain immunocompromised patients.
Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans, who were among the first Americans to be vaccinated.
Israel has been offering a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who were already vaccinated more than five months ago.
Fox News’ Alex Hein and the Associated Press contributed to this report
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