WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials are expected to recommend a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all fully vaccinated Americans eight months after they received their second shot, the Associated Press reports.
As early as Wednesday, health officials were expected to make the booster recommendation, according to the AP, citing two people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
The consideration of an extra dose of the vaccine comes amid soaring new virus infections and hospitalizations in the United States, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.