Vaccine US Urges people age 50 and over to administer it
Reuters
El U.S. government decided on Friday to open the reinforcements of the > COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, and took the additional measure of urging 50-year-olds or more to administer it, with the goal of avoiding a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the end-of-the-year holidays.
So far, Americans they were faced with a confusing list of who was eligible for a booster It varied according to age, health status, and the type of vaccine they received first. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized changes to the boosters of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that make it easier.
According to the new rules, Anyone 18 years or older can choose a booster from Pfizer or Moderna six months after your last dose. For those who received the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine, the wait was already only two months. And people can apply the booster from any company regardless of which one they use for their starting doses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had to give their go-ahead before the new policy became official Friday afternoon. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, endorsed a recommendation of your agency’s scientific advisors so that, in addition to offering all adults a booster, people 50 years and older are encouraged to take the extra dose.
The CDC also called for those who already meet the requirements but have not yet applied the reinforcement stop putting it off, and pointed out that older Americans and people with risks such as obesity, diabetes or other health problems should try to get it before the end of the year holidays.
Expanding to all adults makes tens of millions of Most Americans are entitled to an extra dose of protection.
The # 1 priority for the United States, and for the world, continues to be getting more unvaccinated people receive their first doses. The three COVID-19 vaccines used in the United States they continue to offer strong protection against serious illness, including hospitalization and death, without the need for a booster.
However, protection against infection may wane over time, and both the United States and many European countries debate how far reinforcements should be scaled up as they fight a winter wave of new cases. In the United States, COVID-19 cases have risen steadily over the past three weeks, especially in states where colder weather has forced people to stay indoors.
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