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First, let’s clear up a misunderstanding. Some people think that a COVID booster is different from a COVID vaccine, but that’s not true. There is no difference between a manufacturer’s booster and its primary vaccine series. Both come from the same vial. There’s been no change in the formulas that were first authorized last year. Pfizer and Janssen boosters are even the dosed the same as a single shot from the primary series. Moderna boosters are half doses of a single shot from its primary series. Either way, the booster shot is just more of the same. If you want...

The vaccine landscape became more complicated this week after FDA’s approval of COMIRNATY, the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Inc. of New York for BioNTech Manufacturing of Mainz, Germany. I’ve prepared this chart to aid understanding of what’s approved, what’s authorized by EUA, and what’s neither approved nor authorized. I’ve also included the major warnings listed on the factsheets or prescribing information for each vaccine. A “No” in this section doesn’t necessarily mean that the complication cannot happen, since all authorized vaccines include the warning of other risks that are not listed. An FDA approved vaccine is not available for injection...