officials say boosters shots help. dr. fauci said it s a matter of semantics. whether or not the cdc will change that. that s open for discussion. i am not sure when that will happen. don t lose sight of the message. if you want to be protected get your booster. the cdc updated vaccine guidance to give preference to mrna shots over the single doze johnson & johnson vaccine. they discussed concerns over the small number of patients who received blood clots after the jj vaccine. 54 cases out of 16 million. we have concrete data that shows moderna and pfizer are more
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is looking to administer booster shots for individuals aged 50 and above as well as those with chronic illnesses as well as more frontliners by the end of the year.
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