Booster Dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty)
October 18, 2021 (Issue: 1635)
On September 22, on the advice of its Vaccines and
Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee, the
FDA expanded the Emergency Use Authorization
(EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA-based COVID-19
vaccine (Comirnaty) to include administration of...more
- FDA News Release. FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for certain populations. September 22, 2021. Available at: https://bit.ly/3ilp0B1. Accessed September 30, 2021.
- CDC. CDC statement on ACIP booster recommendations. September 24, 2021. Available at: https://bit.ly/3o8uS42. Accessed September 30, 2021.
- FDA. Fact sheet for health care providers administering vaccine (vaccination providers). Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). September 22, 2021. Available at: https://bit. ly/37fX1NG. Accessed September 30, 2021.
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- AM Hause et al. Safety monitoring of an additional dose of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, August 12–September 19, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021 September 28 (epub).
- FDA. FDA review of effectiveness and safety of COMIRNATY (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) booster dose. Biologics License Application supplement. Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. September 17, 2021. Available at: https://bit.ly/2ZhqsgQ. Accessed September 30, 2021.
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