these governors are way out on a limb here. as you say, governor abbott is calling up emergency medical personnel because he knows the crisis is so bad and calling in people from out of state to help with it while trying to prevent people like the mayor of san antonio from doing his job. but the local officials and school officials are calling the governor s bluff. whether it s in texas or florida. saying we re going to mask up our kids, come at us. we ll take the chance, but as school starts we want to protect our kids. still ahead, former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb joins our conversation ahead of the expected announcement that some americans will be given a booster shot. plus the taliban now controls two-thirds of afghanistan. the latest on the campaign of
and that s why making this even more dire is the fact that once a child is hospitalized, this is not necessarily an assumption that everything is available to that patient, both in terms of staffing and in terms of treatment. and, doctor, what we re hearing also from the fda is that there may be a speed-up on approval for that booster shot for fully vaccinated immunocompromised americans. what are you hearing about that? yes, that s absolutely true. and i m on a number of panels that works with that, because i do also work on the vaccinations. i will say that we have to be very concerned about this because, among the vaccine breakthroughs are mainly individuals that have underlying conditions that make it more challenging for them to make the appropriate long-lasting times of b and t cells, from medications they re on, et
the immunocompromised are being affected. i want to ask you about booster shots because the fda said yesterday it s going to fast track boosters or immunocompromised americans and moderna said this week americans will likely need a boost before winter. right now maybe you can give us the different kinds of people who will be affected. at some point are we all going to need a booster? i want to be clear, the vaccines we have right now are very effective and effective against the delta variant. vaccinated people are much better protected against hospitalization and death. there s a report that s coming out, i saw on the news yesterday, about a large clinical study in south africa, 480,000 health workers, one shot johnson & johnson vaccine, and it showed to be 96% effective against death, against the delta variant. so for right now i do not believe we need to be boosting people who already responded quite well to the vaccine. but it s important to note that
COVID-19 Vaccines May Not Be Effective In 3% Of US Population: Here s Why
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Immunosuppressive drugs, steroids affect the body s response to the vaccine
Health experts say immunocompromised Americans may need boosters regularly
COVID-19 vaccines may not work fully or at all in 3% of the population in the United States, new research showed. Early data suggests that the vaccines offer a weaker response in people who take immunosuppressive drugs and, potentially, steroids.
Immunocompromised Americans which make about 3% to 4% of the U.S. population may not be protected against the novel coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. According to the research, 15% to 80% of people with underlying medical conditions, including specific blood cancers or previously organ transplants, are generating fewer antibodies, The Washington Post reported.