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    As Americans await FDA approval for two COVID-19 booster shot options, President Biden is unveiling his plan to get kids ages 5 to 11 vaccinated. Dr. Taison Bell, medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to break down the news.

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    • Thanks to @TanyaRivero for having me on #CBSN to discuss vaccinations in children and the vaccine requirements in NYC. The vaccines have sadly become stand-ins for cultural/political battles that have nothing to do with keeping folks healthy and safe. https://t.co/2VOwo0QEpy

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    The FDA and CDC will likely allow some flexibility for recipients of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 to mix and match vaccine boosters, NIAID director Anthony Fauci told ABC News’ ‘”This Week” on Sunday.Yes, but: The FDA still needs to look at all the data before making a formal authorization, he said. “What likely will happen is that both FDA in their authorization and the CDC will likely give a…

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    • I think at this point there is enough to support mixing and matching vaccines that this should be an option for folks. Key step is to amend the vaccine EUAs to allow for it. 1 big thing: Vaccine mix-and-matching gains interest https://t.co/X0yK81RddW #axiosvitals

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    The groups recommended for the Moderna booster are the same ones authorized for the booster made by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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    • FDA advisory panel unanimously endorses Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster for some groups https://t.co/P5By0cZzVc #pharma #COVID19 #vaccine #pandemic $MRNA

    • No big surprise here. Important to note the Moderna booster is a half dose of the primary series— bringing it more in line with the Pfizer dose. FDA advisory panel unanimously endorses Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster for some groups https://t.co/0x54PdHouu via @statnews

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    Moderna has applied for authorization for a booster for people 18 and older — the age range currently able to get the company’s mRNA vaccine.

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    • Good morning. ⁦@matthewherper⁩ and I will be live-blogging today’s #VRBPAC meeting, called to advise ⁦@US_FDA⁩ on Moderna’s booster shot application. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. ET. https://t.co/4b7bNvJMVU

    • The FDA advisory panel will meet today to discuss the Moderna booster. JnJ is up tomorrow. I expect both will be authorized but will be watching for who the recommend qualifies. https://t.co/xfaTjJMZxe

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    Cases and deaths are still high, but they’re going in the right direction.

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    • We're currently at: - 102k new cases/day over the past two weeks. A 22% drop. - Deaths down 13% to 1,800/day over the past two weeks. I'm glad to see these finally coming down. Still unacceptably high when we have safe and effective vaccines. https://t.co/PxjJgoWIxr

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    • I enjoyed speaking with @FWhitfield on @CNN today to discuss our urgent need to #vaccinate pregnant people, the oral #COVID19 drug #molnupiravir, and my reflections on crossing the grim milestone of 700,000 Americans who have died. Link 👉🏾 https://t.co/wd5TS5G14R https://t.co/GJrw2fxTlQ