25-09-2021, 10:07 PM
The CDC recommendation follows US Food and Drug Administration authorization and clears the way for a booster rollout to begin as soon as this week for millions of people who had their second dose of the Pfizer shot at least six months ago.
The CDC said people 65 years and older should get a booster and also recommended the shots for all adults over 50 with underlying conditions.
It said that, based on individual benefits and risks, 18- to 49-year-olds with underlying medical conditions may get a booster, and also people 18-64 at increased risk of exposure and transmission due to occupational or institutional settings.
The recommendations cover only people who received their second Pfizer/BioNTech shot at least six months earlier. The CDC said that group is currently about 26 million people, including 13 million age 65 or older.
The United States authorized extra shots for people with compromised immune systems last month and around 2.3 million people have already received a third shot, according to the CDC.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...-risk-jobs
The CDC said people 65 years and older should get a booster and also recommended the shots for all adults over 50 with underlying conditions.
It said that, based on individual benefits and risks, 18- to 49-year-olds with underlying medical conditions may get a booster, and also people 18-64 at increased risk of exposure and transmission due to occupational or institutional settings.
The recommendations cover only people who received their second Pfizer/BioNTech shot at least six months earlier. The CDC said that group is currently about 26 million people, including 13 million age 65 or older.
The United States authorized extra shots for people with compromised immune systems last month and around 2.3 million people have already received a third shot, according to the CDC.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...-risk-jobs