one is johnson & johnson which is one dose and they are still compiling data for the johnson & johnson vaccine, whether those people need booster shots. but right now we are expecting this week that they could recommend most americans to get a booster shot eight months after becoming fully vaccinated. and don, we should note that the plan right now would start in mid to late september. but all of this is contingent upon authorization from the fda. of course, they are the ones who make the actual changes to how these vaccines are authorized. then the cdc votes on recommending the authorizations and that s when the ball gets rolling. it is significant given the many, many times we ve asked this question, they have said right now, the general population does not need them. it does appear that is about to change. if you re just joining us, caitlyn collins is joining us with breaking news. the beginning of the reporting here. i just got the wire to stop health officials and the
authorization from the fda. of course they are the ones who make the actual changes to how these vaccines are authorized. then the cdc votes on recommending those authorizations, and that s how this ball gets rolling on this process. but it is significant given that so far, the many, many times we ve asked this question, they have said right now, the general population does not need them. but it does appear that s about to change. kaitlan collins is joining us now with our breaking news here on cnn. i just want to read the beginning of kaitlan s reporting here. i just got the wire. it says top health officials in the biden administration are coalescing around an agreement that most americans should get a booster shot eight months after becoming fully vaccinated. that s according to a source familiar with the discussions. kaitlan collins is reporting this. kaitlan, my question is when is the biden administration going to announce this? do you know? reporter: it could be as
particularly young men, were developing a fatal complication, a heart inflammation and developing it at extremely high rates. the incident of this in vaccinated young men was 25 times the usual rate. some died. in canada one public official observed the same thing. he was the chief scientific officer at ottawa heart institute and noticed this heart inflammation for patients who received the vaccine. in germany authorities concluded the same thing. the government announced that healthy young people should avoid the vaccine. it s too dangerous. this is a significant development for us in the united states. young americans could develop a fatal heart disorder because of the vaccine. that s not a conspiracy theory. that s real. the cdc confirmed what appear to be be dangerous side effects. the biden administration s vaccine and first reporting system and the cdc vaccine safety data link show high rates of myocarditis in young people who have been vaccinated. it is possible that h
vaccinated that the young people, particularly young men, were developing a potential complication called myocarditis. researchers determined that the incidence of myocarditis and young men was fully 25 times the usual rate, some of them died. in canada, at least one public health official observed the same thing. dr. peter lu is the chief scientific officer at the university of ottawa heart institute, and he began to notice hard inflammation in patients who received the vaccine. it s more than coincidental, he said. in germany, authorities concluded the same thing. this is a serious development for us in the united states. statistical trends observed in israel hold here as many as 150,000 young americans will develop a potentially fatal heart disorder because the covered vaccines. that s not alarmism, it s not some kind of anti-vector conservancy theory, it s real. this afternoon the cdc confirmed what appears to be dangerous side effects. and the cdc s vaccine safety datali