The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot instead, stay tuned.
Health authorities say a booster probably will be needed for that vaccine as well � but they don’t have enough data yet to decide.
All the U.S. vaccines still protect against severe illness and death.
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But officials say the Pfizer and Moderna immunity against infection wanes over time, plus the shots are under pressure from the extra-contagious delta variant.
There’s some data the J&J shot holds up against delta but more is expected soon.
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