Boosters May not be Available to the General Public on 9/20.

[Tomconroy]

I know there is a lot of interest on this site about the Covid booster shot. There is an interesting article up on Politico about some of the issues the White House is having with the CDC. One of the issues is when boosters will be available to the general public:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/13/cdc-biden-health-team-vaccine-boosters-511529

[JT45242]

1. Spoke to my PCP at my physical today about this

She said that the medical community is expecting to get clarification from the CDC about who, when, and what type of boosters between now and the end of the month.

I specifically asked given my J&J first vaccine if I should get an mRNA next time. She said that the whole medical community is waiting for the answer. Given our timeline in Iowa, October 7 was when my age group would first be eligible and more information should be available before that gets here.

With so much new data coming in every day -- I am glad that they are trying to get as much information as possible before making a final decision.

I can wait 3 more weeks while they try to understand a mountain of constantly changing data.

[snowybirdie]

3. The words to watch

are "general public". Many older and chronically ill people aren't in that category.

[riversedge]

2. Last I heard --weeks ago--it would be available for immuno-suppressed

[Tomconroy]

4. It's available now for the immuno suppressed, both Pfizer and moderna.

They have it at my CVS.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. My niece with RA got her 3rd shot. nt

[riversedge]

7. Thanks for infor.

[SheltieLover]

6. Israel is presenting data to US health authorities 9/17

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

8. Actual Headline: "Tensions mount between CDC and Biden health team over boosters"

"Senior officials from the White House and the FDA say the CDC is withholding critical data needed to develop the booster plan."


That doesn't sound good for the Sept 20 rollout, does it

[Tomconroy]

9. The way these stories get sourced some people in the White

House clearly have knives out for people heading the CDC.

[JanMichael]

10. I think Walensky needs to go ASAP.

First she screwed up with the masks now she'll screw up with this

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

11. When bureaucracies collide, "Stay in your lane", I've heard that a few times