{"id":3498,"date":"2021-08-13T07:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=3498"},"modified":"2021-08-13T07:26:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:26:57","slug":"u-s-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-for-the-immunocompromised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2021\/08\/13\/u-s-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-for-the-immunocompromised\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3498\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"3\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc\u00a0(PFE.N)\u00a0and Moderna Inc\u00a0(MRNA.O)\u00a0for people with compromised immune systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0amended\u00a0emergency use authorization paves the way for people who have had an organ transplant, or those with a similar level of weakened immune system, to get an extra dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After a thorough review of the available data, the FDA determined that this small, vulnerable group may benefit from a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines,&#8221; Janet Woodcock, U.S. FDA&#8217;s acting commissioner, said in a tweet on Thursday.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-immunocompromised-2021-08-13\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3498\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"3\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading &#8220;The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc\u00a0(PFE.N)\u00a0and Moderna Inc\u00a0(MRNA.O)\u00a0for people with compromised immune systems. 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