Biden Team To ‘Explore’ Dose-Sparing Strategies For COVID-19 Vaccines, But Details Sparse
Executive Summary
New US leadership has a more comprehensive COVID-19 strategy, but that doesn’t mean all the plans are fully fleshed out yet. While Biden team declines to provide any details on what new vaccine dosing strategies they plan to examine, CDC quietly updates its recommendations to allow six weeks between shots.
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