With fears of another winter COVID surge looming, government agencies have authorized and encouraged vaccination with a newly formulated booster. But the science to support that decision remains inconclusive.
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Analysis: Necessary or not, COVID booster shots are probably on the horizon
In today’s pharmaceutical universe, a simple “safe and effective” determination by the Food and Drug Administration to approve a drug can be manipulated to sell products of questionable value. And drugmakers can profit handsomely.
Analysis: Some said the vaccine rollout would be a ‘nightmare.’ They were right.
There are already signs that the distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.

