
Israeli president kicks off COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, a day after reports emerged that the country would begin offering a third jab to those over 60.
Herzog is 60 years old. The country had previously been offering a third jab to adults considered at-risk. The U.S. has not done so, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA initially issuing a sharp response to Pfizer’s announcement that it would seek emergency use authorization for a booster. At the time, the CDC and FDA said fully vaccinated Americans did not need to seek a booster. Dr. Anthony Fauci has since seemingly opened the door to the potential for some adults to "likely" need one. Pfizer has also recently released data indicating that a booster would increase protection against circulating variants, and vaccine efficiency drops to about 84% six months after the second dose.More Related News