Trustworthy and accurate health info for moms like me! Monday updates
Late last week, an independent advisory committee to the FDA voted in favor of booster shots of Moderna and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines for some groups. If you got the Moderna or J&J COVID-19 vaccine, is it time to schedule your booster dose?
Last week, I wrote that there wasn’t enough data yet to support booster doses for people who received Moderna or Janssen vaccine. That may be changing soon, and possibly as soon as this week.
The FDA has scheduled a 2-day meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee – the same independent advisory group to the FDA that reviewed initial data on COVID-19 vaccines – on Thursday, October 14 and Friday, October 15 to discuss booster doses of Moderna and Janssen vaccines. Should you rush on out and schedule an appointment for a Moderna or Janssen booster dose this weekend? Not necessarily; it means that the companies have submitted enough data to justify convening a meeting to discuss it.
Still, this pandemic is evolving quickly and it’s entirely possible to have insufficient evidence one week and compelling evidence a few weeks later. I look forward to seeing whatever data the FDA shares later this week.
Stay healthy,
😷 Dr. B
Last week, the CDC recommended booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for some groups of people. Are you in one of those groups? Do you need a booster dose? Read on for more details.
But first, if you’re age 12 years or older and you aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19, then you, yes you, need a COVID shot. The COVID vaccines available in the United States are safe and effective, and they’re the best thing you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19. Run, don’t walk to get a COVID shot if you’re not fully vaccinated.
