EU officials say it’s too early to consider 4th COVID dose

LONDON (AP) — European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be administered to people over age 80. In a statement on Wednesday, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said they had reviewed data for a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc. The agencies said there was no evidence that a fourth dose would benefit people under age 80, but acknowledged that if the epidemic changed, new guidance might be necessary.