American health experts are expected to issue a recommendation for all citizens to take a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, regardless of age, provided that this dose is given 8 months after the second dose.

And the New York Times (New York Times) quoted sources in the administration of President Joe Biden that the third dose is aimed at securing protection from the new Delta variant that is spreading.

This vaccination is expected to begin with the Pfizer vaccine as soon as the Food and Drug Administration gives its approval.

The sources familiar with the discussions, regarding the booster dose for the Corona vaccine, indicated that the President’s administration decided that most citizens would receive the third dose of the vaccine 8 months after receiving the second, and they could start providing it as early as mid-September.

Health officials plan to announce the decision this week - according to these sources - once the Food and Drug Administration adopts the new policy.

The sources indicated that the decision allows those who have received Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to know that they will need additional protection against the delta mutation, which causes an increase in the number of cases of the virus in most parts of the country.


Officials said they expect recipients of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is authorized as a single-dose regimen, will also need an extra dose.

The first reinforcements are likely to go to nursing home residents, health care workers and emergency workers.

Other elderly people, and then the general population, will likely follow.

Officials envision giving people the same vaccine they originally received.

Corona virus infections and the rate of hospital admissions for treatment in the United States rose, last week, to the highest level in 6 months, due to the rapid spread of the mutated Delta strain in parts of the country where vaccination rates are still low.

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the granting of a third booster dose of the Corona vaccine to those with weak immunity.

The statement identified the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

And calls have been issued from the World Health Organization, to the rich countries, to postpone the start of giving a third dose of the vaccine in order to ensure that the first dose is given to poor countries.