Moderna announced on Thursday that it had asked the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for a second booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults. Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday asked the FDA for. emergency use. authorization for second booster shot for adults age 65 and older. The requests come as COVID.19 cases have been declining around the country following a.surge in infections driven by the omicron variant, which is highly contagious. Moderna said it made the request based in part on recent data from the U.S. and. Israel following the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. The companies said a. second booster administered at least four months after an initial booster dose could restore antibody levels to peak post-third dose level. . . .
Read more at thehill.com
