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Western states safety review workgroup recommends Moderna, Johnson & Johnson booster shots

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 3 developments

The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup completed its review Friday of the federal process and has recommended a booster dose for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

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Developments in this update

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  1. US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

    Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·

  2. The CDC endorses the rollouts of vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

  3. Newest

    Western states safety review workgroup recommends Moderna, Johnson & Johnson booster shots

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    The move will come after the U.S. said it would recognize mixing and matching of vaccines administered overseas, as was common in Canada and some European countries in the early months of the vaccination campaign, for the purposes of entering the U.S.

  2. KTVB Boise

    US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots.

  3. MedicalXpress

    FDA expected to allow mix n' match COVID vaccines (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to announce Wednesday that people can mix and match their COVID vaccines and booster shots, a move that would give health officials more flexibility as they try to immunize as many Americans as possible.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Reports: US Expected to Authorize Mix-And-Match COVID Booster Shots (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus

  5. FOX 5 DC

    COVID-19 boosters: US expected to authorize mix-and-match shots (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The FDA is expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility, the AP reports.

  6. News West 9

    Reports: FDA expected to OK 'mix-and-match' COVID vaccine booster approach this week (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    The move would mean people could get a booster with a different vaccine than the one they were originally vaccinated with, if necessary.

  7. KYMA Yuma

    FDA could allow people to mix and match booster shots (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could allow people to mix and match COVID-19 shots for a booster.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Reports: FDA Expected to Authorize Mix-And-Match COVID Booster Shots (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus

  9. CNN

    FDA planning to allow mix-and-match Covid-19 vaccine boosters (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Food and Drug Administration is planning on allowing Americans to receive a different coronavirus vaccine for their booster shots than their original dose, according to two sources familiar with the current thinking inside the agency.

  10. NBC Chicago

    Should You Mix and Match COVID Booster Shots? Here's What You Should Know (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week, but who should do it and when?

  11. Portland Press Herald

    FDA expected to allow mix-and-match COVID booster shots (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The effort is being made to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus.

  12. WMUR

    US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID-19 booster shots (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Allowing mixing and matching could make the task of getting a booster simpler for Americans and allow people who may have had adverse reactions to the initial dose to try a different shot.

  13. The Hill

    FDA mulling to allow 'mix-and-match' COVID-19 vaccine booster shots: report (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to announce that it will allow vaccinated individuals to get booster shots from vaccine makers that differ from their initial doses,

  14. PJ Media

    FDA Will Allow 'Mix and Match' COVID Booster Shots. What Could Go Wrong? (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    The FDA will say this week that if you want a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, it won't matter whether you were originally vaccinated with another brand,

  15. Fox News

    FDA to approve 'mix and match' approach to vaccine booster shots: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to approve allowing Americans to receive a different COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots than the vaccine originally taken.

  16. WHEC Rochester

    Report: FDA planning to allow 'mix and match' COVID-19 boosters (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to allow a "mix and match" approach when it comes to booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  17. Washington Times

    FDA eyeing plan to allow mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccine booster, report says (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly planning to allow Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a booster that that is different from the one they initially received, a mix-and-match strategy that provides vaccinators flexibility.

  18. CNN

    Coronavirus update: Latest Covid-19 vaccine booster news (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The FDA is planning to allow mix-and-match Covid-19 boosters, according to two sources familiar with the current thinking inside the agency. Follow here for the latest.

  19. The Guardian

    US to allow Americans to ‘mix and match’ boosters of Covid vaccine (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Research finds boosters, even when given to people who got a different brand originally, led to an increase in antibody count

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Vaccine mix-and-match approach poised to get FDA clearance (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The FDA's poised to clear the use of a COVID-19 booster from a different manufacturer than the one that supplied a patient’s original inoculation, sources say.

  21. The Times of Israel

    US to allow vaccine booster ‘mix and match’ – reports (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  22. The Columbian

    U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection again

  23. KESQ Palm Springs

    Local health experts weigh in on possible approval to mix-and-match COVID booster shots (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    The U.S. may soon move to authorize the mixing and matching of coronavirus booster shots this week according to two sources who are familiar with the conversations being had within the Food and Drug Administration.

  24. Al Jazeera

    US agency plans to allow ‘mix and match’ COVID boosters: Report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The FDA is set to allow vaccinated individuals to get a booster of a different vaccine, according to the New York Times.

  25. NBC 6 South Florida

    FDA Clears Moderna and J&J Covid Boosters, Allows ‘Mix and Match' Shots (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday night authorized booster shots of both Johnson & Johnson and Moderna’s Covid vaccines, another critical step in distributing extra doses to tens of millions of people. At the same time, U.S.

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