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CDC director signs off on boosters of Johnson & Johnson, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines | TheHill
Oct 22, 2021 1 min, 13 secs

More than 50 million Americans are now eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson after the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Thursday endorsed recommendations from the agency's outside advisory panel.

Combined with Pfizer recipients, there are now nearly 100 million Americans who are over the age of 65, or otherwise at risk of severe disease, who are eligible for a booster shot.

“These recommendations are another example of our fundamental commitment to protect as many people as possible from COVID-19," CDC Director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyFDA greenlights mix-and-match booster doses Fauci says trick-or-treating this Halloween ok Overnight Health Care — Presented by EMAA — Pfizer requests FDA authorize COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds MORE said in a statement.

"The evidence shows that all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States are safe – as demonstrated by the over 400 million vaccine doses already given.

In August, President BidenJoe Biden White House: US has donated 200 million COVID-19 vaccines around the world Police recommend charges against four over Sinema bathroom protest K Street revenues boom MORE and top health officials, including acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, Walensky and Surgeon General Vivek MurthyVivek MurthyOvernight Health Care — Presented by Carequest — Boosters take a big step forward White House readying campaign for parents on children COVID-19 vaccines White House details plans for vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 MORE, publicly announced a booster shot program for all three vaccines would begin the week of Sept.

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