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Only 3% nationwide, have already received a booster. with this news, tens of millions more will become eligible to for their extra shot. joining me now is dr. ashish jha, dean of brown university school of public health. dr. jha, thank you for joining us as always. you've been predicting that most americans will end up getting a booster shot. but by early next year. so could this mixing and matching of the vaccine speed up that timeline big time? >> good morning. thank you for having me back. yeah, first and foremost, i think people who are older, people who are chronically ill, they need a bo...

That because studies are showing that six or seven months after, you know, the -- the people that have gotten the j&j vaccine, their protection may be down to 3%. maybe, in the single digits. and people are saying well, you know, those vaccines don't work. and the correct response is, wow, look how great science is that they are able to get us this information so quickly so that we can do something about it. so, yes, the recommendation by the fda panel is that anyone who has had a johnson & johnson vaccine at least two months ago will require another booster. anyone of any age of any disease s...

>> my first reaction is studies are showing 6 or 7 months after the people that have gotten the j&j vaccine, their protection may be down to 3%, maybe in the single digits. people are saying those vaccines don't work. the correct response is, wow, look how great science is that they're able to get us this information so quickly so that we can do something about it. so, yes, the recommendation by the fda panel is anyone who has had a booster. >> doctor, an nih study shows that mixing and matching booster shots could be effective so would it make better sense, perhaps, for recipients of the firs...

Vaccine booster shots. a recent n.i.h. study finds those vaccinated with johnson & johnson had a stronger antibody response from pfizer or moderna's booster. the fda adviser expected to consider a j&j booster today after giving moderna the nod on its booster yesterday. advisers recommended a half dose for people who got their second moderna shot at least six months ago and like pfizer for now, this is just for older patients or people in high-risk jobs. the cdc still needs to give final authorization. shots could begin at the end of next week. time for a three questions in maybe three minute...

National Institutes of Health researchers also found that ‘mixing and matching’ booster shots of different types is safe in adults.