Covid-19 Booster Shots to Get Scrutiny From CDC Advisory Panel

A panel of experts who advise the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting Thursday to discuss booster shots for Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Moderna vaccine recipients 65 and older can get a third shot, as can other adults at high risk of severe Covid, at least six months after their initial inoculation. And the agency cleared J&J boosters for people 18 and older who got the single-shot vaccine at least two months ago.

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