Biden will receive a booster dose of COVID-19

The 78-year-old leader, who is calling for booster doses as a new tool in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, will “receive a booster injection of COVID-19 in line with recommendations from the US government’s health services,” the White House said.

Mr Biden will also speak on the fight against the pandemic. It is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. local time (8 pm Lithuanian time).

The U.S. health services have recommended booster doses of the vaccine for three categories: people over the age of 65, people between the ages of 18 and 64 who have co-morbid conditions such as diabetes or obesity, and those who are particularly prone to the virus because of their job or place of residence. .

In the United States, about 60 million people are eligible for the third dose of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. people, Biden said last week.

He was vaccinated with the first dose of Pfizer last December, and received the second in January, when he was still president-elect.

Biden said people who had been vaccinated with Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines could receive booster doses as soon as their effects were completed. The president expressed hope that all Americans would get this opportunity “soon.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that data on the effects of the additional doses of Moderna and J&J will be evaluated “in the coming weeks”.

Biden wanted the Americans to start mass vaccination with additional doses of Pfizer and Moderna this week.

However, the move was halted by health services. The move split the medical expert community and created uncertainty about booster vaccination policies.

On CD, the CDC decided on Friday to ignore its own expert recommendation to support Pfizer booster doses for people at high risk for COVID-19 because of their work.

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