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Medical expert Antony Fauci hints at need for fourth-dose to battle COVID-19 variant Omicron

White House chief medical advisor Antony Fauci hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with COVID-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions of the individual.

"There may be the need for yet again another boost — in this case, a fourth-dose boost for an individual receiving the mRNA that could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions," Dr Fauci said in a White House briefing.