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The FDA has approved the third vaccine dose for those 65 and older and at-risk populations
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the recommendation of its experts that the booster dose be given at this stage only to people who are at high risk of contracting the virus, six months after receiving the second dose of vaccine.
The administration is expected to convene and discuss expanding the approval in the future
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Thursday, 23 September 2021, 04:42 Updated: 04:55
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last night (Thursday) approved its experts' recommendation that the third dose, the "booster" against the corona virus, be given at this stage only to people aged 65 and over and at risk, such as people with serious illnesses and people at work. . The decision of the administration is subject to the approval of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is expected to vote on the issue today.
According to the FDA decision, the third dose will be given to populations determined only six months after receiving the second dose.
The administration is expected to convene and discuss expanding the approval in the future.
Meanwhile, his friends disagree about the need for the third vaccine.
Last week, FDA experts discussed their recommendation for the third dose of vaccine.
Initially, after eight hours of deliberations, a decision was made by a majority of 16 against 2 experts not to recommend approval of the "booster" dose.
The panel then convened for a re-vote, where it was unanimously decided that they would recommend a “booster” for those aged 65 and over and risk groups.
Tonight, the administration accepted the recommendation of its experts.
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The Ministry of Health said after the FDA's recommendation published last week that it was in fact "validating the third vaccination campaign that began in Israel." The ministry said in a statement that "research data on the decline of the vaccine and the increase in protection after a third vaccine have been presented to the FDA, which are said to be convincing." Corona virus. "
During the discussions, the head of the public health services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, presented the truth data from Israel. We are here to present the decisions we have made in Israel. "On the advice of several academic sources and analysts, we have announced the additional dose very carefully," said Dr. Price.
Apart from Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom have also begun giving the third dose of the corona vaccine to certain populations in the country.
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