COVID-19 Vaccines: Updated FDA EUA Gave CDC Wiggle Room In Defining Population For Third Shot

Updated EUA for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines left CDC room to define the type of conditions that meet the immunocompromised level described by the FDA. The recommendation for a third shot for immunocompromised patients was based on small studies using surrogates for vaccine efficacy, not hard clinical outcomes. 

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FDA and CDC recommended a third mRNA vaccine for immunocompromised patients. • Source: Shutterstock

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