specifically cdc director walensky overruling that advisory panel on boosters. i want you to nesh your thought. yeah, i think that the, you know, the reason the vaccination finish your thought. yeah, i think that the, you know, the reason the vaccination is a good move is because i think that, yes, they are still protected against severe disease but when essential workers get sick, even from mild disease and they have to take time off, we re taking staff off critical jobs and for that reason, i think most people would have said that was probably a good decision to begin with. so i m glad the cdc director did that. the other reason it was a good idea to do that is because it aligns better with the fda, you know, emergency use authorization the day before, which i think that causes a little bit less confusion. you know, doctor, when this when the fda committee came out before the cdc advisory panel came out, a lot doctors that we often turn to, including yourself, were on twit
A key advisory panel to the CDC has voted to endorse the administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots to those 65 and older, nursing home residents, and most people with underlying medical conditions.
not gotten vaccinated, get your shot. that was the president s message today. it s like we take two steps forward, one step back and the pandemic obviously impacting every american life. thanks, jeff zeleny. let s brick in our medical experts to talk about the pfizer boosters that are now available and dr. walensky s decision. joining us is dr. jeremy faust from brigham & women s, and dr. matthew, primary care physician and public health specialist. gentlemen, thank for being with us, and thank you for all your continued work that you do. dr. walensky has approved boosters to a wider group than what was recommended by the cdc advisory panel. doctor, you believe she made the right call. why? why, because it gives us latitude or health care providers to decide whether they need the booster shot. you don t want people to have to
according to former f.d.a. commissioner scott gottlieb who is on the board. that will put us on a time frame where the vaccine could be available at some point late fall, more likely early winter. reporter: while a policy is yet to be finalized the c.d.c. advisory panel is considering prioritizing booster shots for adults much like the initial rollout of the vaccine, with high risk individuals and health care workers at the front of the line, norah? o donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you so much. still ahead on the cbs evening news, an entire city clears out of the path of a raging wildfire. and tributes for him following the death of beloved actor ed asner. tor ed asner. spending countless days right here. still came the belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. awful feelings she kept sugar-coating. finally, with the help of her doctor, it came to be. that her symptoms were all signs of ibs-c.
but i know the cdc and the fda will study this? reporter: yeah, david, the cdc advisory panel will meet on monday to discuss some of that research. but we don t expect the fda to make a decision until september, likely right before september 20th, when the biden administration wants to begin dishing out those third shots. david? all right, marcus moore in texas tonight. thank you, marcus. and as we re on the air in the west tonight, we continue to report on the wildfire emergency in the west. the new images coming in tonight. firefighters battling the caldor fire, trying to stop it as it burns towards lake tahoe. and just a short time ago, the south fire breaking out in san bernardino county, forcing people to flee their homes. and tonight now, seven states with serious concerns over their air quality, from washington to colorado. abc s chief national correspondent matt gutman on the front lines in california. reporter: tonight, the caldor fire inching closer to pristine lake t