BREAKING: CDC advisory group votes to recommend Pfizer’s Covid vaccine booster for at-risk populations. on.msnbc.com/39xtmQz
The advisers voted that all people ages 65 and up and those in long-term care facilities who were initially vaccinated with Pfizer should receive a booster dose.
People ages 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions should also get a booster dose.
The advisers stopped short of a full endorsement for other groups of at-risk individuals, instead recommending that they may choose to get the booster shot if they feel they need it, in consultation with their physician.
The committee voted against recommending a booster for people ages 18 to 64 who have a high risk of being exposed to the virus at work, including health care workers and teachers.
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Idaho hospitals are so overwhelmed with the surge in coronavirus cases that doctors and nurses have to contact dozens of regional hospitals across the West in hopes of finding places to transfer individual critical patients.
The need for ICU bed space is affecting a range of patients: those suffering from Covid, as well as people who have had heart attacks or strokes or were involved in accidents, for instance.
President Biden delivers remarks on the Covid-19 response, the vaccination program, and booster shots. msnbc.com/live
President Biden: "Employers have more power today to end this pandemic than they have ever had before. My message is simple: Do the right thing for your employees, consumers, and your businesses."
President Biden says Covid-19 booster program will start the week of Sept. 20.
“As a simple rule, 8 months after your second shot, get a booster shot,” Biden says, adding that the shots will be free.
BREAKING: Texas Gov. Abbott tests positive for Covid-19, a spokesman says, adding that the governor is fully vaccinated and is experiencing no symptoms. on.msnbc.com/2VUAZxn
Gov. Abbott recently banned mask mandates despite pushback from local officials and schools districts.
Spokesman said Gov. Abbott received Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatment. The treatment is used for people at considerable risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms, including those with compromised immune systems.