Biden administration health officials are expected to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for all Americans who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, regardless of age, eight months after they received the second shot, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to USA TODAY.
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The news, which will be announced as soon as this week, comes as the delta variant rages across the country. It also comes amid anxieties about the Pfizer vaccine's waning immunity and the Food and Drug Administration's approval of booster vaccines for immunocompromised people.
The official spoke to USA TODAY on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly.
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Booster shots will begin as early as mid- to late September once the FDA formally approves vaccines. The action is expected for the Pfizer shot in the coming weeks. As long as any of the vaccines are issued under an emergency use authorization, no one but the FDA can recommend boosters.
The change comes because of data released from Israel and the Mayo Clinic, among others, said Dr. Eric Topol, vice president for research at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, and a national expert on the use of data in medical research.
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Data published by Israel’s Ministry of Health shows that protection from the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine dropped off precipitously after six months, down to 40-50% effectiveness against infection, he said. The vaccine was still highly protective against serious illness and death, but not against milder COVID-19.
“There’s still a risk for long COVID, and people can get quite ill from symptomatic infections, you can’t gloss over that,” he said.
Reports from Qatar and the Mayo Clinic are seeing the same effect, he said.
“It gets down to the 40 to 50% effectiveness range, whereas it used to be 95%,” he said.
Why the mRNA vaccines become less effective over time isn’t known, but Topol believes it’s probably because of the short dosing schedule the United States chose. The two-dose vaccine series was given three weeks apart for the Pfizer shots and four weeks for Moderna.
The United States used the spacing that Pfizer and Moderna used in their trials because that’s the data that was available. The short spacing might not have allowed the memory B and T cells in the body to develop as robustly as they would if the interval had been longer.
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“This might not have happened if the spacing had been eight to 12 weeks. That’s what Canada, the United Kingdom and Scotland did,” Topol said.
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Adding booster shots raises thorny moral questions as the world continues to be ravaged by COVID-19 and few countries have access to enough vaccines for their people. Given that global inequity, having Americans get a third dose while so many have had none is problematic.
Dr. William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has proposed that the United States donate doses for every booster dose that’s given.
“I would love to see the Biden administration say we’re going to donate 10 doses for every booster dose we give,” he said. “It’s a visible way of showing we understand there’s an issue here, and this is how we’re going to address it.”
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A health worker takes a swab from a resident to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Qingdao, China on Oct. 12, 2020.
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Nepalese army personnel pay tributes to a person who died of COVID-19 before a cremation in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 17, 2020.
An Indian health worker waits to take a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in a swab collection center in Gauhati, India, Aug. 17, 2020.
A demonstrator with a Brazilian flag is seen beside crosses before a thousand red balloons are released, during a tribute to COVID-19 victims organized by the Rio de Paz NGO at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 08, 2020.
A teacher wearing personal protective equipment as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, gives a class to a girl at home in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 4, 2020. The "teacher at home" modality implemented by a local kindergarten seeks to help children keep in touch with teachers and reduce the emotional impact due to isolation during the pandemic.
A health worker takes a break outside of Medellin's General Hospital, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Medellin, Colombia on Aug. 3, 2020.
Children travelling from Kuwait international Airport, wear face masks and shields as protections against the novel coronavirus, in Farwaniya, about 15kms south of Kuwait City, on August 1, 2020.
Customers dine among mannequins, used as a method to maintain social distancing, at a restaurant in the Akabane district of Tokyo on July 26, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
This aerial picture shows a funeral taking place at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery in Soweto, on July 23, 2020.
A health worker (L) wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) takes the temperature of a resident during a door-to-door medical screening drive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a residential complex in Mumbai on July 20, 2020. - Coronavirus cases in India passed one million on July 17, official data showed as authorities struggle to check the spread of the deadly pandemic across the world's second-most populous nation.
An employee of a funeral home plays the violin during the accompaniment of mourning before the cremation of a victim of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, at the Serafin cemetery in Bogota, on July 17, 2020. - The pandemic has killed at least 590,000 people worldwide, including more than 6,000 in Colombia, since it surfaced in China late last year and more than 13.8 million have been infected, according to an AFP tally at 1200 GMT on Friday based on official sources.
A resident sits inside her home during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases in the city of Navotas, Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 16, 2020.
A customer has her hair washed at Tusk Hair stylists in Camden just after midnight on July 4, 2020 in London, England.
Agustina Cañamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 22, 2020. The Ballesol Fabra i Puig elderly care center installed the screens to resume relatives' visits to residents 102 days after a strict, nationwide lockdown separated them. As she and her husband broke out into tears while kissing through layers of protective masks and the transparent plastic film, Cañamero said that the couple had never spent such long time with no physical contact in 59 years of marriage.
Wuhan University graduates wear face masks during their graduation ceremony at Wuhan University on June 20, 2020 in Wuhan, China. More than 600 student representatives attended the graduation ceremony, while 15000 graduates watched the live webcast. Since June 13, 2020 the response level of public health emergencies in Hubei Province has been reduced to level 3. Wuhan's health commission said that the city had no asymptomatic cases as of June 15, and there are no more close contacts under medical observation.
Health workers walk out of a mobile laboratory before analyzing samples collected during mass coronavirus tests in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 18, 2020.
An Israir Airlines flight attendant wearing full PPE (personal protective equipment) prepares for take off from the Ben Gurion International Airport near the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv to southern Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 16, 2020.
Gondoliers go with customers for a gondola ride on a canal in Venice, Italy on June 12, 2020 as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus.
Muslim worshippers, distanced safely from each other and clad in face masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, perform the noon prayers at a mosque in Kuwait City on June 10, 2020 for the first time since a lockdown was instated three months ago.
Health workers from the city of Melgaco ride a boat ambulance on their way back after visiting eight families that live without electricity in a small riverside community at the Quara river, amid concern over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the southwest of Marajo Island, Brazil, on June 9, 2020.
Members of the Bangladesh police attend a yoga session to boost the immune system of police personnel during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Dhaka on July 8, 2020.
A barber cuts the hair of a customer at a barbershop as it reopened after closing due to the COVID-19 coronavirus in Quezon City, Manila on June 7, 2020.
Medical workers wearing protective gear to protect against coronavirus infection, carry a patient at an infectious diseases hospital where patients with coronavirus are treated in St.Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2020.
A woman disinfects her hands from a mobile robot that carries a container of sanitization liquid at Central World, an upmarket shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Thai government continues to ease restrictions related to running business in capital Bangkok that were imposed weeks ago to combat the spread of COVID-19.
A picture of a student is seen on a tablet that is placed on a robot during an event called "cyber-graduation" at a school at Taguig in Manila, Philippines, May 22, 2020. Robots were used to represent some 179 highschool students during an online graduation ceremony that was beamed live on Facebook to avoid mass gatherings as the school's measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
People eat at a street restaurant implementing social distancing with plastic dividers after the Thai government relaxed measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Bangkok's Chinatown on May 21, 2020. Thailand continued easing restrictions related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus on May 17 by allowing various businesses to reopen, but warned that the stricter measures would be re-imposed should cases increase again.
A woman sunbathes in a roped off distancing zone marked out by the municipality along the beaches in La Grande Motte, France, on May 21, 2020, as the nation eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. The local municipality dubbed this set up 'organized beaches', the first in France to implement separated zones for beach goers in order to respect social distancing.
Colombian Huitoto indigenous people pose wearing face masks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Leticia, department of Amazonas, Colombia on May 20, 2020.
People wait in line to undergo the new coronavirus tests while keeping distance from each other at a makeshift clinic set up on a playground in Incheon, South Korea, May 20, 2020.
A taxi driver and a mechanic install a bulkhead barrier against the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, made by Thai military aeronautical engineers, in Bangkok on May 13, 2020.
A woman wearing a face mask takes a selfie while visiting the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai on May 11, 2020. Disneyland Shanghai reopened on May 11 to the public after being closed since January due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Visits will be limited initially and must be booked in advance, and the company said it will increase cleaning and require social distancing in lines for the various attractions.
Spanish priest Antonio Gomez wearing a face mask and an acrylic shield gives the holy communion to worshippers at the San Miguel Basilica in Palma de Mallorca on May 11, 2020 as Spain moved towards easing its strict lockdown in certain regions. One of the worst-hit countries, Spain plans a phased transition through the end of June, with around half of the 47 million population being allowed out to socialize to a limited degree from Monday and restaurants offering some outdoor service.
Palestinian girls wearing protective masks attend a graduation ceremony from the Police Academy amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Gaza City on May 7, 2020.
A nurse holds a newborn baby wearing a face shield, as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the National Maternity Hospital in Hanoi on May 6, 2020.
A visitor in a plexiglass lock talks to a resident at Les Jardins d'Astrid, a rest home in Maurage, La Louviere, on April 29, 2020, as the visits to residents of rest homes are possible from today in Wallonia.
A resident living close to a boarding house, which housed foreign students from Malaysia, gets his temperature taken by an Indonesian health officer amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on April 20, 2020.
Novice monks wearing face shields as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus attend religious studies at Wat Molilokkayaram Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand on April 20, 2020.
Police personnel try Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Amritsar on April 16, 2020.
Medical staff members arrive for a duty shift at Dongsan Medical Center in Daegu, South Korea, April 13, 2020.
A mariachi band serenades the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) in Mexico City, on April 7, 2020 to give hope to those fighting COVID-19 and the medical personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. The serenade was organized by the Tequila and Mezcal Museum with the aim of encouraging the sick and medical personnel and the whole of Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An honor guard wearing protective masks due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus prepare for the arrival of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the King Rama I monument to mark Chakri Memorial Day that honors the founding of the ruling Chakri Dynasty in Bangkok on April 6, 2020.
Iranian women, members of paramilitary organisation Basij, make face masks and other protective items at a mosque in the capital Tehran, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis on April 5, 2020.
A volunteer sprays disinfectant in Shwedagon Pagoda compound as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Yangon on March 31, 2020. Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death a 69-year-old man who returned to the country in mid-March after receiving cancer treatment in Australia.
Police inspector Rajesh Babu, wearing coronavirus-themed helmet, speaks to a family on a motorbike at a checkpoint during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai, India, on March 28, 2020.
Members of the Charitable Brotherhood of Saint-Eloi de Bethune, each wearing a face mask, carry a coffin towards a grave, at Pierrette cemetery in Bethune, on March 27, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Founded in 1188, the Charitables have for eight centuries taken care of funerals for the inhabitants of Bethune regardless of religion or wealth. Rarely, though, are they done behind almost-closed doors.
The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to people suffering from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020.
An Armenian Syrian volunteer sews masks to distribute to the poor for protection against the coronavirus pandemic, in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on March 27, 2020.
An opera tenor singer performs the song O sole mio from his window in Paris on March 26, 2020 on the evening of the tenth day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus.
Barber Eugenio Lafargue, reflected in a mirror wearing a protective face mask against a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, styles a customer's hair, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Egyptian municipality workers disinfect the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on March 25, 2020 as protective a measure against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Don Giuseppe Corbari, parson of the Church of Robbiano, adjusts prints of selfies sent by his congregation and glued to empty pews before celebrating Sunday mass in Giussano on March 22, 2020. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on March 21, 2020, ordered all non-essential companies and factories to close nationwide to stem a coronavirus pandemic that has killed 4,825 people in the country in a month. "The decision taken by the government is to close down all productive activity throughout the territory that is not strictly necessary, crucial, indispensable, to guarantee us essential goods and services," Conte said in a late-night TV address.
Health personnel measure the temperature of a visitor at the entrance of the Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on March 18, 2020. The Government of Kenya confirmed new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 18, 2020, bringing the total official number of cases in the East African country to 7. African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.
Employees of the Istanbul Municipality wearing protective gear disinfects a subway carriage to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul on March 12, 2020. Turkey announced on March 11, 2020 its first coronavirus case, a man who had recently travelled to Europe and is in good health.
A disinfectant worker sprays anti-septic solution against COVID-19 aboard a firetruck along a street on March 11, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday declared a state of public health emergency as the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the country rose to 33 from just 3 cases last week. With over 115,000 confirmed cases around the world, the coronavirus has so far claimed over 4,000 lives.
Medics treat a patient infected with the new coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2020. With the approaching Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, officials kept up pressure on people not to travel and to stay home. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, who gave Iran's new casualty figures Sunday, reiterated that people should not even attend funerals.
Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a bus garage in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 26, 2020. The number of new virus infections in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military reported its first case among its soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster.
A Chinese girl wears a plastic bottle as makeshift homemade protection and a protective mask while waiting to check in to a flight at Beijing Capital Airport on Jan. 30, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to over 7000 in mainland China Thursday as the country continued to lock down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human. In an unprecedented move, Chinese authorities put travel restrictions on the city which is the epicenter of the virus and neighboring municipalities affecting tens of millions of people. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 170 on Thursday, mostly in Hubei province, and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and France. The World Health Organization has warned all governments to be on alert, and its emergency committee is to meet later on Thursday to decide whether to declare a global health emergency.
Chinese police officers wearing masks stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate on Jan. 26, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of coronavirus rose to 1,975 in mainland China on Sunday. Authorities tightened restrictions on travel and tourism this weekend after putting Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, under quarantine on Thursday. The spread of the virus corresponds with the first days of the Spring Festival, which is one of the biggest domestic travel weeks of the year in China. Popular tourism landmarks in Beijing including the Forbidden City, Badaling Great Wall, and The Palace Museum were closed to the public starting Saturday. The Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced it will delay reopening schools from kindergarten to university. The death toll on Sunday rose to 56. The majority of fatalities are in Wuhan where the first cases of the virus were reported last month.
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