FDA: Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Not Backed By Science

FDA announced late Monday evening (Jan. 4) that changing the doses for authorized COVID-19 vaccines is not backed by scientific evidence and could pose health risks despite recent suggestions by a top Operation Warp Speed official that some of the vaccines could be safely administered in half-doses. “Using a single dose regimen and/or administering less than the dose studied in the clinical trials without understanding the nature of the depth and duration of protection that it provides is concerning, as...