Fauci says it's 'too premature' for US to be discussing fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said it is “too premature” for the U.S. to be discussing a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, noting that health officials must first study the “durability” of protection from three jabs.

“I think it's too premature to be talking about a fourth dose,” the White House's chief medical adviser said when asked during an interview with WCBS Newsradio 880 if the U.S. is heading towards implementing a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose.

“One of the things that we're gonna be following very carefully is what the durability of the protection is following the third dose of an mRNA vaccine. If the protection is much more durable than the two dose non-boosted group, and we may go a significant period of time without requiring a fourth dose,” he added. ...