tens of millions of americans overnight. including ages 65 and older and with high risk of exposure and severe illness. this health care workers, schoolteachers, grocery store employees. fda says it s third pfizer dose must come at least six months after the second. but the cdc will have the final say on who qualifies for the extra shot. nbc news senior medical correspondent dr. john torres is with me now and joined by dr. paul offit, a member of the fda advisory committee and author of new book you bet your life: from blood transfusions to . dr. torres, start with you. what s taking place at the cdc and the timeline, if they go along with the fda on those boosters shots? it s like you mentioned, lindsey. as we sit here they re looking at the information from the pfizer anded fda and deciding what to recommend as far as
shots going forward because the fda authorized, the three groups. 65 and above, long-care fasts and those at high risk, and those with occupations that put them at high risk coming in contact with covid and potentially getting infected. that s what the cdc is looking at now. a four-step process. two steps at the fundamental ra ra fda level and the advisory committee is meeting now and will vote on it. then goes to the cdc, dr. walensky, she ll go with the vote or not. most likely go with the vote. recommend that stage and then people get shots in arms. as we sit here, they recommend it, she signs off, essentially shots in arms tomorrow, lindsey. wow. tomorrow. doctor, what are your expectations what could come out of this meeting. we ll see pap more layered approach. start with those over 65.