Data for Newly Authorized COVID-19 Boosters Based on Mice, Not Humans

Data for Newly Authorized COVID-19 Boosters Based on Mice, Not Humans
"The preclinical data for the just-authorized COVID-19 booster shots are based on just mice, not humans, because U.S. authorities believe waiting for human trial data would have made the updated boosters outdated.

The data for Pfizer’s booster was based on just 8 mice, Pfizer scientists told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel in June..."