US Biden administration plans to vaccinate for the third time from next month

The Biden administration in the United States has announced that it will give the third dose to those who have completed the second dose of the new coronavirus vaccine from next month.

In the United States, vaccination has been promoted since December last year, and as of 17th, about 168.9 million people, which is 50.9% of the population, have been vaccinated, but infection by the highly infectious mutant virus "Delta strain" has been completed. It is widespread and the number of new cases has exceeded its peak last summer.

Under these circumstances, the Biden administration said on the 18th that vaccination is effective to prevent aggravation, but the effect diminishes over time after vaccination.

On top of that, it is said that a third vaccination is necessary for the long-lasting effect of the vaccine, and the policy is to give the third vaccination to people eight months after the second vaccination from the week of the 20th of next month. Clarified.

The target is people who have been vaccinated with the vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and Biontech and the Moderna vaccine, starting with people at high risk of infection, such as healthcare professionals and the elderly.

On the other hand, for those who have been vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson, they will reiterate their policy, saying that it will take a few more weeks to verify the data.

Warensky, director of the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asked for understanding of the third vaccination, saying "to protect all Americans," and reiterated that the infection is spreading in areas where there are many unvaccinated people. I urged inoculation.

WHO “Effectiveness of third inoculation No scientific basis”

"Currently, the data available do not indicate the need for additional vaccinations," Swaminasan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, said at a press conference on Wednesday. He acknowledged that there is no scientific basis for the effectiveness of the third vaccination.

Regarding the third vaccination, WHO is urging each country not to give additional vaccinations until the end of next month in order to promote vaccination in developing countries.