Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended updated COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended updated COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen will decide whether to accept the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — a decision that will clear the way for the booster campaign to start in pharmacies and doctors’ offices across America.
The panel voted, 13-1, in favor of a blanket recommendation, even though some advisers were leery of making a universal advisement that all Americans should get the vaccine. They said it obscures the fact that older persons and people with underlying health conditions are the ones who will truly need the booster.
Others were strongly in favor of a universal recommendation, saying they needed to speak with a clear voice and make sure people didn’t fall through the cracks in the nationwide fight to keep COVID-19 in check.
More than 90% of circulating viruses are from the XBB lineage targeted by the updated boosters, presenters told the panel on Tuesday.
