COVID Booster Doses on the Horizon for Vulnerable Adults

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The FDA could green light a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines for people with weakened immune function within the next 2 days. Learn more:

. Immune function also wanes with age, so the FDA could consider boosters for the elderly.

New research shows that between one-third to one-half of immunocompromised patients who didn’t develop detectable levels of virus-fighting antibodies after two doses of a COVIDA committee of independent experts that advises the CDC on the use ofin the U.S.

The World Health Organization has voiced strong opposition to the use of boosters in wealthy countries while much of the world still doesn’t have access to these lifesaving therapies. The WHO has asked wealthy nations to hold off on giving boosters until at least the end of September to give more people the opportunity to get a first dose.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets again on Friday and is expected to discuss booster doses for this population of patients. The ACIP officially makes recommendations on the use of vaccines to the nations doctors. Their recommendation ensures a vaccine will be covered by public and private insurers. Statutory vaccination requirements are also made based on the ACIP’s recommendations.

 

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The fact that they are giving this medicine before testing it on animals is crazy, oh wait they are testing on animals now while testing on us. No Mrna drug has ever been approved by the FDA and trials usually take 8-10 years.

Seems like there's a little bit of a panic going on to get these boosters out. Wonder why that could be. And as for giving the Pfizer jab to those who have had the AZ jabs is asking for trouble. Even vets don't mix vaccines for animals.

Horsesh%t

But the FDA still hasn't bothered to fully “approve” the vaccines. Why? It defies logic to approve boosters and push mandates when it doesn't clear their use beyond the so-called “emergency” guidelines.

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