'Half of our hospitals will no longer accept transfer patients from other facilities.'
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced at Wednesday's White House briefing,"Having reviewed the most current data, it is now our clinical judgment that the time to lay out a plan for COVID-19 boosters is now."A pharmacist prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 8, 2021.
Murthy said protection against mild disease has decreased, likely a combination of waning vaccine protection over time and the strength of the delta variant, and that the administration is"concerned" that protection could continue to erode. "Even though this new data affirms that vaccine protection remains high against the worst outcomes of COVID, we are concerned that this pattern of decline we're seeing will continue in the months ahead, which could lead to reduced protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death," Murthy said.
"That is why, today, we are announcing our plan to stay ahead of this virus by being prepared to offer COVID-19 booster shots to fully vaccinated adults 18 years and older," Murthy said."They would be eligible for their booster shot eight months after receiving their second dose of the Pfizer or Modern mRNA vaccines."
The boosters are set to begin Sept. 20, but Murthy emphasized that this is pending FDA authorization and also reiterated that does not yet apply to J&J recipients.
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