On the 21st, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the recipients of booster vaccinations for the new coronavirus vaccines of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
The CDC received a conclusion on the 21st that an external expert committee recommended booster vaccinations for the vaccines of American pharmaceutical company Moderna and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Was announced.
According to this, the target of the booster vaccination of the modelna vaccine is the same as the Pfizer vaccine for which the booster vaccination has already started, in addition to those aged 65 and over, those aged 18 and over who are at high risk of aggravation, and those who are at high risk of aggravation. For those who work in a workplace with a high risk of infection, it is said that the third vaccination will be possible 6 months after the second vaccination.
On the other hand, for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is given once, all people over the age of 18 who are two months after the vaccination are eligible for the second booster vaccine.
In addition, we also allow additional vaccines from companies that are different from the original vaccine.
"This recommendation is one of our efforts to protect as many people as possible from the new coronavirus," Warensky, director of the CDC, said in a statement.