FDA To Probably Decide On Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Shots By Tomorrow: Bloomberg

  • Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that the FDA is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to recommend Pfizer Inc PFE and BioNTech SE BNTX COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot.
  • Last Friday, an FDA advisory panel recommended against the broader use of the vaccine as an additional shot. 
  • But the panel did endorse the booster shot in people aged 65 years and older and those at occupational exposure to COVID-19.
  • Related Link: FDA Panel Votes Against Approval Of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 Booster Shot For General Public.
  • Tomorrow, the regulators broaden the group of people who will be eligible for booster shots.
  • Earlier this month, the federal health officials reportedly asked the White House to push back the start of a planned COVID-19 booster campaign, at least for Moderna Inc MRNA and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.
  • Read Next: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Will Have To Wait, FDA Tells White House.
  • Yesterday, Pfizer and BioNTech reported encouraging data for its COVID-19 vaccine in one cohort of kids aged 5-11 years.
  • Price Action: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data For Kids Is Here: What You Need To Know.
  • Price Action: PFE stock is down 0.54% at $43.96, while BNTX stock is up 0.67% at $341.29 during the market session on the last check Tuesday.
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