Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that the US still wanted to give COVID-19 vaccine booster shot after eight months.
During a White House meeting on Friday, President Joe Biden stated that officials are considering them as soon as five months ago.
Fauci stated that the mRNA vaccines would always require a third dose, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would need a second shot.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is the long-serving director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He stated Sunday that booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine were still being administered by the US eight months after the last dose.
During an appearance on "Meet the Press" on NBC, he stated that "We're still planning to eight months." The rollout of this system will begin on September 20th.
He said, "That's our plan. But we are open to new data as they come in." He said that the Food and Drug Administration and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will first authorize booster shots. This advises the Centers for Disease Control.
Biden, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House Friday, stated that US health officials are considering following Israel's lead and administering booster shots within five months. According to the Israeli Times, Israeli officials opened Sunday's booster shot for all those who had been fully vaccinated.
According to CNBC, Biden stated last week that "We're looking at the advice you've given us that we should begin earlier." "Should it take as little as five month, and that's what's being talked about."
Meet the Press (@MeetThePress), August 29, 2021
Fauci, Biden's chief medical advisor, stated that the plan has not changed.
Fauci stated that although we are sticking to eight right now, they are open to considering any other variation based on data.
As cases of coronavirus in the US are on the rise, there is a need for booster shots.
Fauci also stated that he believed it was possible that the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines required a third dose, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine did not require a second dose, despite earlier recommendations from officials to only two doses of the mRNA and one of the Johnson & Johnson vaccinations.
He said, "We were dealing with, Chuck, a total emergency situation." The Phase 2 study would have provided different intervals of dosing if we had the grace to do it in a slow and measured fashion. It is possible that the standard regimen will consist of a three-dose shot to the mRNA, and a two dose shot to J&J.
He said, "But if we look back at when we were doing that, we were really fighting for time." We were trying to save lives, and needed to get it done quickly. So, while I don't believe there was anything wrong with the two doses we started, we are now being open-minded and flexible about whether we might need the third.
He stated that he was certain the mRNA vaccines would need a third dose.
