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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRochelle Walensky overrules her agencies advisory committee & recommends boosters
C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Workers at Risk
In a highly unusual decision, the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, reversed a move by agency advisers and endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk.
The C.D.C.s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Thursday recommended the boosters for a wide range of Americans, including tens of millions of older adults and younger people at high risk for the disease. But they excluded health care workers, teachers and others whose jobs put them at risk. That put their recommendations at odds with the F.D.A.s authorization of booster shots for all adults with a high occupational risk.
Dr. Walenskys decision was a boost for President Bidens campaign to give a broad segment of Americans access to boosters. The White House had come under criticism for getting ahead of the regulatory process.
The White House could begin promoting and rolling out a plan for booster shots as soon as Friday. That would be in keeping with the administrations previously announced plan to offer the additional doses this week. - from todays NYT ( I cant get link to work)
In a highly unusual decision, the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, reversed a move by agency advisers and endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk.
The C.D.C.s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Thursday recommended the boosters for a wide range of Americans, including tens of millions of older adults and younger people at high risk for the disease. But they excluded health care workers, teachers and others whose jobs put them at risk. That put their recommendations at odds with the F.D.A.s authorization of booster shots for all adults with a high occupational risk.
Dr. Walenskys decision was a boost for President Bidens campaign to give a broad segment of Americans access to boosters. The White House had come under criticism for getting ahead of the regulatory process.
The White House could begin promoting and rolling out a plan for booster shots as soon as Friday. That would be in keeping with the administrations previously announced plan to offer the additional doses this week. - from todays NYT ( I cant get link to work)
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Rochelle Walensky overrules her agencies advisory committee & recommends boosters (Original Post)
womanofthehills
Sep 2021
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Not so sure. One of the reasons it was not advised because there are no studies
womanofthehills
Sep 2021
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏
womanofthehills
(8,703 posts)4. Not so sure. One of the reasons it was not advised because there are no studies
The CDC advisory committee wanted more data before making a decision like this.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)2. Nice
blogslug
(38,000 posts)3. Good
Also, here is the link to that article you posted:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/covid-boosters-vaccine-cdc-director.html