US panel of experts
Corona booster with Johnson & Johnson also recommended
A medical assistant draws a syringe with the corona vaccine Janssen from Johnson & Johnson in a practice. (Archive image) Photo: Wolfgang Kumm / dpa
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Corona booster vaccinations are now also recommended by Johnson & Johnson. The vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna had already received the green light from the FDA.
Following recommendations for the funds from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna, a panel of experts from the US FDA has also spoken out in favor of corona booster vaccinations from Johnson & Johnson.
People vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson should be able to get a booster vaccination at least two months after their previous vaccination dose, the panel decided on Friday.
The panel’s recommendations are not binding, but the FDA typically follows them. In this case, it should also be checked whether people vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson could possibly get a booster vaccination with Biontech / Pfizer or Moderna.
The panel had previously recommended booster vaccinations for the elderly and risk groups with funds from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna. The booster vaccinations with the agent from Biontech / Pfizer have already been officially approved and started in the USA.
Around 170 million people in the USA have so far been vaccinated with the means from Biontech / Pfizer or Moderna, around 15 million with those from Johnson & Johnson.