Posted on 11/16/2021 11:08:00 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
The Biden administration is expected to begin the process of expanding the booster authorization to all adults as early as this week, according to a source familiar with internal planning.
Why it matters: America's booster campaign got off to an underwhelming start, potentially leaving millions of vulnerable people at risk as the holidays approach.
The big picture: The pandemic still isn't over, and the data is clear that vaccine effectiveness has waned over time and with the rise of Delta — but also that a booster dose restores protection against the virus to remarkable levels.
Despite disagreement among experts about who needs a booster, there's broad consensus that older people and at least some with underlying health conditions should get an additional dose around six months after their first series.
But only 36% of Americans 65 and older have received a booster shot, according to the CDC.
"As every month goes by, the immunity wanes more and more. So as time goes by, you’re going to see more vaccinated people" becoming more vulnerable to the virus, NIAID director Anthony Fauci told Axios. The vast majority of breakthrough cases — particularly among younger people — aren't severe. But "as is always the case, the elderly are more vulnerable, because they're more likely to have waning of protection over time…”, Fauci said.
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“Pro-Choice” is more woke sounding.
ENOUGH!!! I am so tired of hearing about this. I am so glad I live in SC. Everyone is just going about their business.
“the data is clear that vaccine effectiveness has waned over time”
Let’s Go Brandon!
If I understood the article correctly, Biden is ignoring the CDC and FDA now?
Please read my tagline.
It is getting to be time to take real action against this idiocy.
The “experts”, politicians and Big Pharma are “Nuremberg 2.0 hesitant”.
;-)
My sister is among the brainwashed and said I needed to be tested before going to thanksgiving. I explained everyone should be tested because just because someone is vaxed, they can still spread it. She had no idea. I sent her reports. It didn’t change her mind. She said ok it’s not 100%. But if she’s truly concerned about the babies, then everyone should be tested.
I’m having my own thanksgiving get together so I didn’t plan on going anyway.
my opinion is that each additional “booster” jab is like a game of Russian Roulette in which an additional bullet is added to the cylinder right before each try ...
It does seem that the 2nd jabs do more harm. First was prepping the battlefield.
BS, tell that to Sweden.
Sounds like my dad. He wants everyone to be vaxxed. Only my mom knows we will NOT get the shots. She just tells us not to bring the subject up with my dad whose 90 by the way and he did get the shots.
No way no how am I getting the buster.
I am just thankful the first two didn’t kill me. They have lost all credibility they have zero chance to attempt to kill me again.
I am retired, don’t care if I ever get on another plane or train. The food in my kitchen is better than 90% of restaurants so kiss my prostate.
Yep! Exactly
Turkeys up to you.🍗👍
“But only 36% of Americans 65 and older have received a booster shot, according to the CDC.”
Glad to see that. Maybe Americans are smarter than I thought and are seeing the fascism for what it is.
Can’t get a booster if you weren’t jabbed to begin with.
It seems to me that in the case of transmitting - the vax’ed are a liability. At least the unvaxed know they have symptoms coming on. The unvaxed may not take their minor symptoms seriously and spread it.
Whites were not particularly pleased about being denied the booster in favor of every single POC in the country. The Brandon administration had to act quickly to snuff
that negative news story out.
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