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Pfizer and BioNTech Seek the US FDA’s EUA for Booster Dose in Older Patients

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Pfizer and BioNTech Seek the US FDA’s EUA for Booster Dose in Older Patients

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  • The companies have submitted an application to the US FDA for EUA of an additional booster dose for adults ≥65yrs. who have received an initial booster of any approved COVID-19 vaccines
  • The submission was based on two real-world safety and efficacy data from Israel that showed 2 times reduction in rates of confirmed infections and 4 times reduction in rates of severe illness in patients who received additional booster dose of Comirnaty vs who have received the only initial booster
  • The submission also includes results from ongoing in healthcare workers aged≥18yrs. in Israel who had been vaccinated with three doses of Comirnaty that showed no new safety concern were observed 

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