dr. fauci gave was relevant for the mrna vaccine. if you got the pfizer or moderna vaccine, there s no particular reason to switch to a different vaccine unless there s something very specific, for example, you had a severe allergic reaction or you had myocarditis with the mrna vaccine, then you might consider switching to the johnson & johnson for your boosters do. on the other hand, if you got the j&j for your first dose, first of all, it s rally important you get the booster now if it s been at least two months. this is different from the mrna vaccines, which are the boosters recommended only for individuals in higher risk categories. now we know that j&j recipients, they probably did not get as much protection as the two doses of the mrna vaccine. so they really should be getting a booster dose, but the cdc very specifically yesterday in the recommendation did not say that people who got the j&j should then get the j&j second dose, that that s preferred. in fact, for women under th
over covid booster shots. the biden administration had wanted to make them available for all eligible americans as soon as monday, but on friday an fda advisory committee made a more limited recommendation. cnn s arlitt saenz has more. reporter: the biden administration will follow the recommendations and guidance of the fda and cdc. this week advisers to the fda said that plan needs to be more limited in scope after the biden administration has initially said they will plan on rolling out booster shots by the week of september 20th. the advisers met on friday and said initially boosters should only be going out to those in higher risk categories, including individuals 65 and above. dr. anthony fauci said he believes later on that decision
recommendations and rules from the fda and the cdc. that group of fda advisers said that for the time being they only believe shots booster shots should be given to those in higher risk categories, including individuals 65 and above. part of it is that they are saying they need to see more evidence that boosters are needed across the wider population. take a listen to a bit of what dr. anthony fauci had to say earlier today. when all is said and done. an optimal regimen may be three shots for everyone, but right now based on the data that was examined by the advisory committee, their decision, which i respect, is to go the way we just said, with having some limitations it on it. remembering always that data keeps coming in on a weekly basis, and we re going to see likely an evolution of this decision. reporter: one thing that fauci and other officials are
allowing refuge, people who they associate with the foreign government and those people are still trying to flee. the airport evacuation is essentially over but people will seek to stay in hiding and look for a resumption of civilian flights perhaps but more likely take over land routes to third countries. it is vital that european states and the uk is the leader of the g7 right now, come together and have an emergency summit if necessary with a broad global resettlement plan for the people most at risk. thousands of people most at risk. thousands of people are presenting themselves at embassies for different countries and there has to be a process for dividing up these most at risk categories and then drawing up plans for those who face more general persecution because of who they are
that people who are getting sick who are unvaccinated are tending to be younger and younger people. that is something of very serious concern. let me put it this way. we got two patients, one vaccinated in front of a doctor. let s say two patients, one vaccinated one unvaccinated. the message to each of those is very different. to the vaccinated person we are saying you are probably going to be okay but you may be carrying so you might want to get a test and make sure your a he not around people who are unvaccinated and have special risk categories. the other person unvaccinated we are saying not only are you a risk to others you are at your own personal risk of dying. it is a much stronger, much more important message to the unvaccinated. okay. so let s get to the new cdc recommendations for mask wearing. it has certainly led to some confusion among vaccinated people who feel they should no longer have to wear masks. let s listen to what the nih director francis collin said