US FDA Bypasses Adcomm In Authorizing Second COVID Booster Because Decision ‘Straight-Forward’
Executive Summary
Advisory committee member says FDA's decision to authorize extra shots of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for those 50 and older was a short-term solution and that VRBPAC should prioritize long-term issues related to the coronavirus.
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