CDC considers updating fully-vaccinated definition to include a booster shot

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Taking the recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses whitethorn nary longer beryllium capable to beryllium considered “fully vaccinated” successful the future. The CDC is considering updating its explanation to see a booster shot.

Despite this consideration, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky warns boosters aren’t a speedy fix.

“We volition not boost our mode retired of this pandemic, and nary vaccine, adjacent a booster vaccine provides 100 percent protection. So adjacent aft you boost it remains important for america to stay astute astir our extortion strategies portion we inactive person implicit 93 percent of our counties with precocious oregon mean assemblage transmission,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

Right now, boosters are recommended for those 65 years aged oregon those considered precocious risk.

Meanwhile, vaccinations for children are moving forward.

Pfizer released caller information showing its COVID-19 vaccine is astir 90% effectual against symptomatic coronavirus successful children ages 5 to 11. The FDA volition conscionable connected Tuesday to sermon the findings.

“We volition see it. I tin committedness you that erstwhile we person this treatment that if we bash extremity up recommending this vaccine, we would lone bash it if we would springiness it to our ain children,” said Dr. Paul Offit, Vaccine Adviser with the US Food and Drug Administration.

If approved, vaccinations could statesman successful aboriginal November. The archetypal children to person their shots could beryllium afloat protected by Christmas.

So far, 57% of the United States colonisation is afloat vaccinated and lone 6% received a booster shot.