The booster dose has been in the news since the day it was authorized for the adults of the 65 and above age group. During the month of September 2021, Pfizer and Moderna came up with the booster dose for adults in the United States and the clinical trials also showed positive results The US Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of booster jabs for the elder American Population.
Booster Shots AT The earliest To Protect Against New COVID Variant!
But with the rising cases amongst the individuals of 18-35 during the delta surge in the fall and with the arrival of the festive season like Halloween day and Thanksgiving day, The White House Administration decided to expand the booster shots eligibility for the citizens of 18 years and above in the United States.
The initial days of booster shots are eligible for those who have received the initial two doses of the vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna at least 6 months ago and for Johnson & Johnson, the time period was 2 months for a single dose.
After a lot of criticism over the time gap between the two doses of vaccination and booster jabs, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the time gap to 5 months and most of the medical experts hailed this decision made by the CDC because it was need of the hour as the omicron cases were increasing very drastically and have surpassed more than 800,00 average cases daily in the United States.
There are many studies that have revealed that booster shots offer the topmost level of protection from the omicron version of covid 19 and secure the immunity system of the individuals. Also, as per Dr. Anthony Fauci, booster shots is the best tool and method and he has been suggesting that American Citizens avail themselves of the benefit of booster shot and get it done as soon as possible as it enhances the immunity system by 25 folds in the human body.
Now again as per the latest reports available, The US CDC has announced that booster shots are very important for the human body in the long term.
Although, some medical experts in the country are now exerting the fact that with the passage of time the effectiveness and efficiency of booster shots will fade away.
Also, some healthcare officials in the US have suggested that the US medical agencies must now consider booster shots as fully vaccinated. There is a high need to amend the guidelines and now consider booster shots as three doses.
The booster shot has reduced the major chances of getting hospitalized and lowered the mortality rate in the country. But the major issue is that only 35 percent of the American population has received the booster jab and there is a great need to motivate eligible citizens to get a booster shot at the earliest.
