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For 12 to 15-year-olds its still under the emergency use authorization and its being used in different fashions. it can also be used by doctors in other situations, what we call off label situations. so theoretically somebody could get a booster, however, were still waiting to hear about what the timing is son the boosters and the same thing for the third vaccination. they have already given that authorization for those that are immunocompromised, so looking forward u it looks like boosters agai...

Next month, and not just for the immunocompromised, but for the individuals over age 65, and indeed the entire adult population with the research coming in to show that there is waning efficacy after the eight months. another important point, geoff, that the president made here was the direct appeal to parents. look, this could not come at a more critical time, because delta is cresting as we are sending our children back to the buildings and even in the masked buildings there is an issue of wha...

People is, if you are immunocompromised, if you are elderly, after eight months, it probably does make sense to get a booster, to get that extra level of protection. isnt seen day that people with healthy immune systems need it. well have more data on that. but for the high risk people, it does make sense. >> as soon as we get that data, dr. jha, well have you on. thank you. we turn now to afghanistan. and to news on the mass evacuations, the race against time there. will president biden exten...

Immunocompromised, that there is some concern from data out of israel and other parts of the world that perhaps you might have decreased protection against ending up in the hospital. and so, thats why for certain -- certainly, certain segments of society. that third shot, if you got two shots of pfizer or moderna seems necessary to keep you as protected as possible from ending up in the hospital if you were exposed to the delta variant. the big question here and the reason why the w.h.o. and man...

Convincing data on the necessity and safety of the boosters except for those immunocompromised and elderly folks that weve already been making movements toward giving boosters to. immunocompromised can show up to get a third shot. i dont think that we wont need boosters but i feel like it was too soon to announce it. theres too much of the world that hasnt been vaccinated. too much of the united states that hasnt been vaccinated and the current data suggests that the two doses still protect real...

University of washington medical center. he is also an msnbc medical contributor. dr. gupta, welcome. good to see you, again. >> thanks, joshua. great to see you. >> lets start with these booster shots. can you just explain for us, generally, how they would work and why theyre needed? >> well, joshua, what appears to be happening is that if youre older than 65 or immunocompromised, that there is some concern from data out of israel and other parts of the world that perhaps you might have decreas...

>> dr. nahid bhadelia, the big news at the beginning of this week was the announcement from the administration that eight months after vaccination people should get their booster shot. how this fda approval of the pfizer vaccine as we expect it to happen on monday, will that have any impact on the timeline of boosters? >> one day one thing the fda approval does is that allows some physicians to now be able to give those boosters of illegal use. that means the fda approved product, a physician ca...

Local residents with compromised immune systems have started receiving a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, a week after health officials gave the go-ahead.

Los Angeles County health officials began offering third doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for those with severely compromised immune systems.

As cases of the delta variant surge, the Biden administration and the nation’s top health officials appear poised to recommend a booster to most Americans, a shot patients would get roughly eight months after being fully vaccinated.