CDC Advisers Vote to Recommend 3rd Dose for Immune-Impaired (2)

Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted in favor of a recommendation that people with weakened immune systems should get three shots of Covid vaccine, a key step for protection of the vulnerable population.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 11 members voted unanimously Friday in favor of the third-dose recommendation for some people with weakened immune systems. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorizations for vaccines from Moderna Inc. and the partnership of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE late Thursday to include ...