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President Joe Biden said U.S. regulators plan to give booster shots of Covid-19 five months after their primary vaccinations have ended, increasing the schedule for a third injection by about three months.
Biden, who spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday, said health officials plan to follow that country’s lead on boosters.
“We are reviewing the advice you gave that we should start earlier,” Biden said, adding that officials were debating whether the deadline should be shorter. “Should it be as little as five months and that’s under discussion.” Approval for the booster shots is expected to come around Labor Day after federal health officials had time to review data from other countries and vaccine makers that indicated the effectiveness of the drug. a booster dose six months after a previous dose.
In adults 60 years and older, a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine provided 4 times more protection against delta variant infection than the previous two-dose regimen, according to the Department of Health. ‘Israel.
Distribution of the booster injections following clearance from the Food and Drug Administration and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to begin on September 20. The Biden administration and the vaccine makers have indicated that there should be enough doses for any fully vaccinated adult seeking a third dose.