FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead

FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead Canada and the U.K. are moving ahead with plans for spring Covid boosters for some individuals. In the U.S., the FDA's plans are unclear. Helen Branswell STAT

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Despite the lack of guidance from the FDA, there is evidence that the agency was thinking about the issue even last fall. In an interview with STAT in October, Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, acknowledged he was worried one booster a year might not suffice for older adults and people who are immunocompromised.

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