CDC votes to recommend booster vaccines

A federal advisory panel voted to recommend a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine for immunocompromised individuals

By Kyra O'Connor | 8/13/21 2:49pm

Photo by Clare Grant | Elon News Network

An Alamance County Health Department worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 18, 2021 at The Career and Technical Education Center in Burlington, North Carolina. The health department administers both Moderna and Pfizer vaccine on different days depending on supplies.

Updated as of August 14, 2021 at 4:34 p.m. to include information from Elon University.

The Centers for Disease Control voted today to recommend extra vaccines for immunocompromised individuals. The vote comes just after the Food and Drug Administration authorized booster dosages of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. According to the CDC, doses could be available as early as this weekend.

Included in immunocompromised individuals are organ transplant recipients and other individuals who have similar levels of immune impairment.

According to a spokesperson from Elon University, Elon is examining the new information from the CDC and FDA. The university is exploring how booster shots fit into the efforts to keep the Elon community safe this semester.

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