The boosters would come at least six months after a person receives their second Pfizer dose.
Oregon health officials said that recommendation is just the first step. Several more groups still have to weigh in over the next week, including a CDC committee and a Western States workgroup.
In a statement Friday, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon鈥檚 state health officer and state epidemiologist, said the state is ready to administer boosters as soon as they鈥檙e approved. They鈥檒l be widely available at pharmacies, doctor鈥檚 offices and clinics.
Sidelinger said the Oregon Health Authority鈥檚 focus remains on getting initial vaccine doses to Oregonians who haven鈥檛 yet been vaccinated.
To date, booster doses have not been recommended for people who received doses of the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Federal officials are expected to consider such potential boosters in the coming few weeks.
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