Boosters now approved for all adults in the U.S.
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 11/19/2021, 9:20 pm
Today the CDC approved boosters for all adults. Previously, J&J boosters were approved for all adults two months after their first shot. Today, all adults who got a Pfizer or Moderna booster can get a booster 6 months after their second dose.

At some point next year many of us will be looking to get a fourth shot, a second booster, and we'll still have tens of millions that probably haven't gotten a first shot. All we have to do is look to a country like Austria. Or some U.S. states that are seeing cases and hospitalizations rise again. (Winter, and especially when families get together for the holidays, it will be worse) When people don't get vaccinated, it just makes this last even longer. It just might be a shot we need once or twice a year from now on. Something so simple and we could all get back to normal. The virus would still be around, but it would have significantly less impact. Yet I don't know how we'll get to that point because some people are just never going to listen. And the attempts to mandate it don't seem like they are going to work.







CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Adults

Media Statement
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 19, 2021

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after their second dose.

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authorization and CDC's recommendation for use are critical next steps forward in our country's booster program - a program which will help provide increased protection against COVID-19 disease and death.

CDC continues to encourage the 47 million adults who are not yet vaccinated to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves, their families, loved ones and communities. We also strongly encourage those who were already eligible - older populations and individuals with underlying medical conditions - to get boosted before the holidays.

Anyone can find available vaccines near them at vaccines.gov and can consult their health care provider or local pharmacist if they have questions about vaccines or boosters.

The following is attributable to Dr. Walensky:

"After critical scientific evaluation, today's unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the latest vaccine effectiveness data over time, and review of safety data from people who have already received a COVID-19 primary vaccine series and booster. Booster shots have demonstrated the ability to safely increase people's protection against infection and severe outcomes and are an important public health tool to strengthen our defenses against the virus as we enter the winter holidays. Based on the compelling evidence, all adults over 18 should now have equitable access to a COVID-19 booster dose."

From:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1119-booster-shots.html
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