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CDC & FDA Fully Authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine for Everyone 16+
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved and recommended Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.
“The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated. Today’s milestone puts us one step closer to altering the course of this pandemic in the U.S.”
The Pfizer vaccine continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals. This announcement does not change the status of the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, which continue to be available under EUAs from the FDA.
CDC Recommends Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals
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What You Need to Know
- People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are more at risk of serious, prolonged illness.
- People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems may not build the same level of immunity to 2-dose vaccine series compared to people who are not immunocompromised.
- People who have compromised immune systems may benefit from an additional dose to make sure they have enough protection against COVID-19.
- CDC recommends that people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems receive an additional dose of the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines at least 28 days after their second dose of the same vaccine.
- There is not enough data at this time to determine whether immunocompromised people who received the Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine also have an improved antibody response following an additional dose of the same vaccine.
People should talk to their healthcare provider about their medical condition and whether getting an additional dose is appropriate for them.
Everyone can search vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find vaccine locations near them.
Join us for TODAY's Hot Shot!
Jab It Up! with the Little Jab Book
TODAY: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 @ 1—2 pm ET
Join the CDC for the launch of their COVID-19 Vaccination Field Guide: 12 Strategies for Your Community, with vaccination strategies and promising practices, including for children, students, and young adults.
In Case You Missed It!
Show Me the Data:
Turbocharge your Vaccine Efforts
Did you know that you can use anonymized and aggregated public health data to better gauge vaccination rates in your community?
Catch up with this innovative Hot Shot! from the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee Health Department to learn more about how you can leverage public health data to focus your vaccination efforts!
Supporting Our Kids' Education
As the school year begins, Supporting Our Kids’ Education: Tools to Strengthen Resident Families & Students During COVID-19 & Beyond offers PHAs and their partners tools to address learning loss and empower families to support their children’s education in the aftermath of COVID-19.
The toolkit, developed by the Choice Neighborhoods office in partnership with grantees and expert consultants, provides case studies, ready-to-use family flyers, and a wealth of evidence-based resource links.
Topics include addressing learning loss, strengthening families’ ability to support their children’s learning, developing high quality out of school time programming and tutoring, and establishing learning hubs.
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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination
for Pregnant People
Did you miss one of our Hot Shots! webinars?
You can view them ALL here:
July 28: Strong Families Summer Youth Extravaganza! Supporting Kids
July 27: Affordable Care Act: 2021 Special Enrollment Period
July 21: Cracking the Code: How Public Health Data can Boost your Vaccine Efforts
July 15: Flu Fighters: Don't You (Forget About the Flu)
July 14: Advance Child Tax Credit: What Families Need to Know
June 30: Vaccine Confidence: Behavioral Science Insights
June 25: Joining the White House Vaccine Initiative!
June 16: Ridesharing is Caring! Catching a FREE Ride to the Vaccine
June 10: Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: What You Need to Know
June 9: Summer Kickoff: National Vaccine Month of Action & HUD Strong Families
May 26: The Missing Link: Community Health Workers
May 19: Launching the Joint HUD-HHS Partnership to Expand Vaccine Equity
May 12: Health Center 101: Building Housing/Health Partnerships
April 28: HUD COVID-19 Vaccine Listening Session
April 21: A Vaccine Near You: Community-Based Access Strategies
April 14: Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
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