The CDC has endorsed a plan to 'allow' people over age 65 and those who are immunocompromised to get a second dose of the COVID-19 bivalent booster.
that met earlier Wednesday. While there was no vote, the group reaffirmed its commitment to boosters overall, proposing that all Americans over age 6 who have not had a bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine go ahead and get one.
People over 65 can now choose to get a second bivalent mRNA booster shot as long as it has been at least 4 months since the last one, she said, and people who are immunocompromised also should have the flexibility to receive one or more additional bivalent boosters at least 2 months after an initial dose.
The CDC is trying to encourage more people to get the updated COVID shot, as just 17% of Americans of any ageThe CDC followed the FDA's lead in its statement, phasing out the original single-strain COVID vaccine, saying it will no longer be recommended for use in the United States.The CDC panel mostly followed the FDA's guidance on who should get a booster, but many ACIP members expressed consternation and confusion about what was being recommended for children.
For 5-year-olds, the recommendations will be similar if they received a Pfizer monovalent series, but the shot regimen will have to be customized if they had previously received a Moderna shot, due to differences in the dosages. "There isn't a reason to have all this unnecessary drama around those ages," she said, adding that having the different ages would make it harder for pediatricians to appropriately stock vaccines.
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