Wed Oct 27, 2021 – 8:24 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – In a new set of guidelines issued Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved giving a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to certain “immunocompromised” individuals while also approving a third shot for pregnant women.
“Moderately and severely immunocompromised people aged ≥18 years who completed an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine primary series and received an additional mRNA vaccine dose may receive a single COVID-19 booster dose (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Janssen) at least 6 months after completing their third mRNA vaccine dose,” the CDC wrote.
“In such situations, people who are moderately and severely immunocompromised may receive a total of four COVID-19 vaccine doses,” they added.
Currently, the “booster dose” for Moderna is set at a dosage level that is half the amount of a “full dose,” whereas the Pfizer and Janssen “booster” doses are set to the same amount as the “primary” doses. However, with the immunocompromised receiving the Moderna shot, the CDC recommends that they receive three “full” doses, and then they may receive their fourth shot at the “booster” dosing size.
Despite recommending a fourth shot of a vaccine they tout as “effective,” the CDC continues
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