CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster ShotsVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
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During abriefing on Friday morning, President Joe Biden said the US is prepared to start offering booster shots today to eligible Americans, including health care workers, teachers, grocery store employees and other front-line workers. "The booster shot is free and easily accessible," s...
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"In a pandemic, even with uncertainty, we must take actions that we anticipate will do the greatest good," Walensky said. "While today’s action was an initial step related to booster shots, it will not distract from our most important focus of primary vaccination in the United States a...
While the public has grown accustomed to calling additional shots "boosters," health officials are nowmoving away from the word "booster,"instead calling this year's shots the "2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine" or simply the"updated COVID-19 vaccine."This clarification helps distinguish previous addit...
"Today's recommendations ensure people are able to get a boost of protection in the face of Omicron and increasing cases across the country, and ensure that the most vulnerable children can get an additional dose to optimize protection against COVID-19," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky sai...
Still, health officials and public health experts said the booster rollout could be confusing. The panel struggled with trying to make the language of its recommendations as clear as possible, and also offer flexibility for patients to get a vaccine of their choic...
Walensky also noted that her action aligned the CDC’s recommendations for booster use with the FDA authorization, and added that the agency “will address, with the same sense of urgency,” the use of Covid-19 boosters made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. ...