CDC does not recommend a fourth Covid shot

[Value Buy]

for healthy people at this time.

www.cnbc.com/2022/04/21/cdc-panel-skeptical-of-fourth-covid-shots-for-broader-population-says-us-needs-clear-vaccine-strategy.html

........well, this is  like a sharp poke in the eye......but wear your mask!

[busymom]

We've got a "vulnerable" member of our family, so we'll continue to get our shots.  Sadly, those who don't or won't get the vaccine, and who don't mask up, will still be a hazard to those who are vulnerable.


It always amazes me that the pro-life folks, those who want to protect the unborn, are the least likely to want to protect others from Covid.  At least, those are the folks in our extended family who refuse to vaccinate.  Or wear masks.

[Value Buy]

Apr 21, 2022 9:34:14 GMT -5 busymom said:

We've got a "vulnerable" member of our family, so we'll continue to get our shots.  Sadly, those who don't or won't get the vaccine, and who don't mask up, will still be a hazard to those who are vulnerable.


It always amazes me that the pro-life folks, those who want to protect the unborn, are the least likely to want to protect others from Covid.  At least, those are the folks in our extended family who refuse to vaccinate.  Or wear masks.

I am more interested in the CDC disagreeing amongst theirselves now. Does not look good for the organization.
Or the country.

[Opti]

Here's their point - (from the OP's URL)


Dr. Peter Marks, who leads the FDA division responsible for vaccine safety and efficacy, told the drug regulator’s advisory committee that the U.S. has until June at the latest to select a new formula for the vaccines to have them ready for the fall. Marks said waning immunity from the vaccines could leave the U.S. vulnerable to another surge when people move inside during the colder months. The FDA committee members were also skeptical about asking the broader population to get repeatedly boosted until there’s clear data demonstrating that it’s necessary to prevent severe illness.



“I think we’re very much on board and with the idea that we simply can’t be boosting people as frequently as we are,” Marks told the committee. “I’m the first to acknowledge that this additional fourth booster dose that was authorized was a stopgap measure until we got things in place for the potential next booster given the emerging data,” Marks said.


It seems to me they believe the current schedule is too much and they are hoping to get to an annual or better booster shot instead. I don't know if its because of the expense of boosting more often or public acceptance of getting the shots. My guess is both is part of the reluctance to recommend a fourth shot at this time.