COVID-19 Booster Shot Not Yet FDA-Authorized, But Some Not Waiting

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 3, 2021

Reports of breakthrough infections amid a COVID-19 surge have some fully-vaccinated people, eying a booster shot.

It has yet to be authorized, but that’s not stopping everyone.

Depending on the vaccine, the FDA’s emergency use authorizations (EUA’s) allow for one dose or two, but some people have confessed they’ve bucked the rules and shown up at a vaccine provider to collect a third.

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