This starts off being about J&J, but then goes on to talk about boosters. It does go on to say
Alberts said he would like to get a dose of one of the mRNA vaccines, but that is not permitted in the United States.
I wonder what “not permitted” means? Is not approved the same thing as forbidden?
That article contains a link to an earlier (July 4) article, which says
Two FDA scientists say that they disagree that boosters are needed. [they’re leaving the FDA, but reading multiple articles, it’s not clear if they’re retiring on their own decision, or if they’re being pushed out, or how much of their leaving is driven by this]
Here’s the actual opinion piece in Lancet:
Seems to me they’re leaving by their own choice.
A former senior FDA leader told Endpoints that they’re departing because they’re frustrated that CDC and their ACIP committee are involved in decisions that they think should be up to the FDA. The former FDAer also said he’s heard they’re upset with CBER director Peter Marks for not insisting that those decisions should be kept inside FDA. What finally did it for them was the White House getting ahead of FDA on booster shots.
Thanks.
I read that Novavax expects to produce 2B doses of its vaccine in 2022.
Novavax expects to make available at least 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2022 | Reuters
The other manufacturers continue to chug along. I wonder when we stop having a global shortage of vaccine, and have a global surplus, and how that affects recommendations.
Ah, thanks for finding that.
Why just get two when you can get five?
I going to guess that anyone taking a booster or any kind of Covid shot against the currently “approved” protocol will get billed the full retail price of that shot – not necessarily on-the-spot, but you’ll get the bill in the mail several months later.
The booster shot for J&J has been approved!
That’s not quite correct, is it? The panel recommended it, but as I understand it, the FDA still has to approve it. According to a USA Today article, the path is
The FDA’s acting commissioner is likely to sign off on the committee’s decision over the next few days. On Oct. 20 and 21, a different independent committee of experts will review the same data and make a recommendation to the head of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Only if she decides to support boosters will they become available to the public.
As for mixing boosters, my original question:
The FDA committee on Friday discussed a National Institutes of Health study on mixing and matching vaccine boosters, but said more data was needed before it could suggest to allow people to get a booster shot different from their original vaccine.
Yeah, i was hoping they might endorse mixed dosing yesterday. I wonder when they will next consider it.
Darn it! I knew I should have had some coffee!
We’re still on the path! The FDA has approved not just the J&J booster, but mixing shot types. Now we just need the CDC to formalize it…
If you’ve had the J&J vaccine originally (which I did, in late March) and intend to do the “mix and match” approach, are you getting just one shot of an mRNA vaccine? Or are you getting two shots spaced a couple of weeks apart as if you hadn’t been previously vaccinated?
Yeah, that’s the question I was thinking over last night, and I didn’t resolve it. The current recommended gap to second shot on Moderna (non-booster edition) according to the CDC is 4 weeks, but up to 6 weeks if you have to wait.
Truly hard to figure out.
Directly from the FDA announcement (emphasis added):
From here:
From what I read today, it’s looking like Moderna (full dose for sure, maybe the half) is the way to go. I’m going to wait a week or two after it’s official to see how it shakes out for others.
I’ve got a moderna booster appointment for later today. My appointment says “Moderna - booster” so I’m assuming I’ll get he 50micrograms instead of 100.
I’m traveling in two weeks so I’m happy to get it now.
“Same here” to all parts of your post.
ETA: oops, traveling in 19 days, so not quite “same here”.
I AM BOOSTED.
Just thought I’d announce that.
ETA: The booster dose is 0.25mL, as noted in Senegoid’s link.