High-risk groups are expected to be the first people to receive the COVID-19 booster shot as the Biden administration prepares to roll out the next stage of vaccinations in the fall - even as the rate of people getting the shots begins to drop. The first approach would use variant-specific booster shots at a lower dose than the original vaccine. The second one would combine the original vaccine with a variant-specific vaccine into a single shot at 50 micrograms or lower, Moderna told CNBA. Meanwhile, late this week, top Covid officials in the White House, including Dr. Anthony Fauci said the booster shots are inevitable and they're getting their own plans in place. On Thursday, Biden administration's Covid response chief science officer, David Kessler, told CNBC that Americans should expect to receive booster shots to protect against coronavirus variants.

Source: Daily Mail May 08, 2021 21:41 UTC