USFDA authorizes Moderna COVID vaccine booster shots for all adults
Cambridge: Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has extended the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the 50 µg dose level to all adults aged 18 and older.
This booster can be used in all individuals 18 years and older who have completed a primary vaccination with any other authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
"This emergency use authorization comes at a critical time as we enter the winter months and face increasing COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations across the country," said Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. "We thank the FDA for their review, and are confident in the robust clinical evidence that a 50 µg booster dose of mRNA-1273 induces a strong immune response against COVID-19."
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