By Zeke Miller
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to authorize a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for all adults.
Unlike the request made by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which only includes older adults and the most vulnerable population, Moderna's request is broader and seeks to obtain approval for its use in all adults,
regardless of their age or condition. .
A health worker prepares an injection of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Ramsgate, England, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Leon Neal / AP
The company explained in a press release that its approval request for all adults was made “to give flexibility” to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to medical service providers. when determining its use.
[Children who have had COVID-19 face diverse and long-term effects. “There is a constellation of symptoms,” experts say]
U.S. officials have been laying the groundwork for more booster doses to shore up the protection provided by vaccines against a severe or fatal case of COVID-19.
In fact, the White House has said it needs Congress to “urgently” approve more funding for the federal government to buy more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, either for additional booster shots or for variant immunizations. specific.