Nearly a month after Virginia's top doctor made headlines for reportedly downplaying racial disparities in health, Gov. Youngkin said Dr. Colin Greene will stay in his role as Health Commissioner.
That question is currently at the center of debate.
Pfizer says it s developing a third dose that would provide more protection from variants.
But the CDC and FDA offer a different take: fully vaccinated people do not need a booster shot at this time. We in the scientific community need to look at the entirety of the information, and it needs to be vetted by the scientific community, said Dr. Viray. We don t know yet the true effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against Delta, but I am very reassured about not seeing severe disease.
She said the good news is that there hasn t been a change in the vaccine s effectiveness against hospitalizations and death.