Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2022
ECDC and EMA issue advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
6 April 2022 - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and EMA’s COVID-19 task force have concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax) in the general population.
However, both agencies agreed that a fourth dose (or second booster) can be given to adults 80 years of age and above after reviewing data on the higher risk of severe COVID-19 in this age group and the protection provided by a fourth dose.
