Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky recommended Covid - 19 booster shots from Inc. and backed mixing vaccines with a different booster dose.
With Dr. Walensky's green light Thursday, vaccine doses can now be available at doctor s offices, pharmacies and vaccination sites. It follows unanimous recommendations from a panel of experts advising the CDC.
These recommendations are another example of our fundamental commitment to protect as many people as possible from Covid - 19, Dr. Walensky said.
The CDC didn t recommend any of the boosters over the others. Some advisory panel members, however, said they would prefer if people who received a J&J vaccine get a booster from Inc. and partner or from Moderna.
The moves follow the Food and Drug Administration s approval of Moderna and Johnson Johnson booster shots Wednesday. The FDA also said people can get an extra dose that is different from the vaccine they received for their primary series.