Nice. This surely won't impact already severely short staffed hospital workers.
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FDA panel rejects plan to administer Pfizer’s Covid booster doses to general public (Up: votes in support of booster for people 65+ or at high risk)
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Nice. This surely won't impact already severely short staffed hospital workers.
My hospital has 1 to 2 vaccinated staff a week turning up positive. I really don't get this decision.
For some idiotic reason these advisory panels only seem to care about severe illness, clearly waning protection from infection and "mild-moderate" illness is totally fine!
This whole booster saga is just a trainwreck, just open it up for everyone since there is essentially no verification for any of these specified groups anyways.
They're mostly focused on hospitalizations and severe cases, not merely positive cases among the vaccinated.
Just not enough data for them for the latter to want to risk it for people not with a health risk if they just have to deal with no symptoms to mild-moderate.
I agree in theory but you can't work when sick. We are short staffed as it is without people staying home with Covid. Prevention of infection in healthcare workers should be a priority.
For those keeping score *face palm*
the thing that stands out to me is how backward this process seems?
Why does an intention come from the White House and then go to the health authorities?
Seems like it just allows confusion to reign because presumably the people making those earlier calls are not experts
iirc how it worked here in England, it went to our medicines regulator, then it went to a vaccination committee, and the chief medical officer, then the politicians decided on a plan of action based on their recommendations
cool cool. So who is going to take care of those with severe symptoms when the short staffed hospitals are even more short staffed because some of their workers can't come in due to mild-moderate symptoms?
This kind of stuff makes the general public trust the government less (and decide not to take the damn vaccine).For those keeping score *face palm*
Seems like by blocking the ability to take a booster due to some theoretical risk of side effects, they're putting some groups at more risk from COVID, especially those who have to interface with the public or other high-risk groups. Really questionable decisions here.
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WH definitely fucked up. But then again, all I saw over the summer was the U.S. local news going "but what about boosters?!?" so they were feeling heat on getting a message out.
Some good news. CDC Advisory panel overruled.
apnews.com
CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
apnews.com
Vaccines should be sent to developing countries before 1st world country boost their under 65+s.
Otherwise you're just rolling more dice for variants. And its the right thing to do.
Otherwise you're just rolling more dice for variants. And its the right thing to do.
good decision. there are better uses of these vaccines than a booster shot for the general public in countries where people are already fully vaccinated
Why are you asking me? I'm just saying that was their reasoning going against it.
Luckily, Walensky overruled them.
Ok so I'm eligible for a booster for sure now? (I'm a nurse in an inpatient hospital btw)Some good news. CDC Advisory panel overruled.
CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
Seems like you could go to Walgreens tommorow, along with any other essential workers.
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Does being a sales rep, inside multiple stores all day around the public qualify as an occupational increased risk?
Possible but healthcare workers have an increased chance of risk due to the increased amount of people in the hospital with confirmed COVID
That was a general comment on their stupid decision. It wasn't really directed at you. Glad it was overruled though.
Just go into Walgreens and get the booster, nobody cares. There's enough unvaccinated assholes in this country, just take their dose.
You do have to attest that you are eligible for a booster (immunocompromised, 65 and older etc) but there really isn't a hard check. If you can live with that then set up an appointment with CVS/Walgreens