country while many people in lower-income nations have yet to receive a first shot.
The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign while it also rolls out boosters for domestic use, which critics say may divert those who are in greater need around the world from getting doses.
“The reality is, the more wealthy countries use booster shots, the further we will be from ending the pandemic,” Tom Hart, acting CEO of the One Campaign, tells the AP.
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“While some argue that we can both administer boosters and vaccinate the world, the simple fact is that boosters divert supply from an urgent area of need — administering first shots around the world.”
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, following last month’s authorization of a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
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