WASHINGTON — The United States is set to become the latest country to widen Covid booster eligibility beyond the immunocompromised, elderly and high risk. This time around, US media has reported the FDA is set to broaden eligibility without convening the outside experts. “Are you trying to prevent severe disease, hospitalization and death? The best way to reduce severe disease and death is to bring down community transmission by reaching those who aren’t yet vaccinated. Vaccinated people who end up with a severe case are overwhelmingly elderly and immunocompromised, who everyone already agrees should receive a booster.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 21, 2021 06:55 UTC