The Epoch Times U.S. regulators plan to consult a panel of expert advisers on April 6 on whether additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are necessary.
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will convene for a virtual meeting âto discuss considerations for future COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and the process for selecting specific strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for COVID-19 vaccines to address current and emerging variants,â the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement.
The committee is composed of outside experts and advises the FDA on policies related to vaccines. The meeting wonât include a vote on specific recommendations, but members will be asked to weigh in on data about emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2âthe virus that causes COVID-19âand which populations, if any, should get a second vaccine booster dose…
