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canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we re getting a better idea of just how many americans could soon be eligible for vaccine boosters. an advisory panel to the food and drug administration has recommended pfizer s booster shot only be given to people 65 years and older and those of high risk of severe disease. some see the vote as a setback for the biden administration. it s been making plans to make sure supplies were in place for boosters to be administered beginning monday, while the final decision awaits approval from health regulators, the white house says the decision is an important step forward. cnn s dr. sanjay gupta explains why the committee made its recommendations and what it means for booster shots in the u.s. well, it was a contentious advisory committee meeting as many thought it would be because there s a lot of back and forth about the science determining boosters and how people are interpreting that science aft ....
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statement of support by the former president expressing solidarity with the rioters in the january 6 attack. republican lawmakers aren t commenting, they are trying to distance themselves from the rally, but democrats have plenty to say. it has a cost to it. you know, when you have republican leadership and republican members of congress and others who remain silent in the face of this, that sends a very strong message that it is okay and that has a very substantial cost for not just public safety but our democracy. it is a concern that we ve got this element in american society that is embracing violence to promote a lie. and unfortunately, we have elected political leaders and former elected political leaders that are promoting the same lies. meantime fencing is up around the u.s. capitol again. authorities determined to prevent a repeat of january 6. the capitol is not the only concern. protective fencing is also erektded er erected around the u.s. supreme co ....
arms. if you want to roll out booster shots to the population, you can t flip a switch and make that happen overnight. there s important planning that has to take place. i think that s been the key point we heard for days. a plan is in place, they will be ready to get booster shots to whoever the fda and cdc recommend as soon as that happens. the caveat has always been those agencies have to recommend that and approve that. that hasn t happened yet. this is just an advisory board. now it goes to the fda. the cdc advisory board meets next week. but right now the administration feels at least for this high-risk population it is on track for boosters potentially as soon as next week. let s bring in cnn s chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. their announcements weeks ago were coming for everyone, that that did not get ahead of the science and did not put political pressure on the fda. but listen to the fda s former chief scientist this morning talking to cnn ....
tomorrow, in support of the arrest of january 6th insurrectionists. tonight new details of the heavy security measures being put in place to prevent another capital siege. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. and we begin with the breaking pandemic news on covid booster shots and who fda advisers are recommending should get them. dr. sanjay gupta is joining us again. sanjay, there were two votes by the vaccine advisers today. one of them was something of a surprise. update our viewers. yeah. so there were two votes. and the first vote was really basically asking the question. it was about the question of do the does the safety and efficacy of data support the use of recommending boosters for those 16 and older after six months after their first two shots? and that was the vote that they voted against. this was a surprise, wolf, because for ....