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Doctors. the fda now authorizing a booster, a third dose of the pfizer vaccine. right now it s only approved for people ages 65 and up as well as those 18 and older at high risk of exposure to the coronavirus, or severe illness. we ve got a question asking how do they know the vaccine is waning and not just more people being exposed due to relaxed mandates with the higher transmission of the delta? what do we know about that? this is a good question. you know, we ve had a whole lot happen in the last week on booster doses for the pfizer vaccine. it s not straightforward. the evidence presented to the fda and cdc has made it clear that the risk of infection and, therefore, potential for severe disease among fully vaccinated people, those over 65, is lower after a booster dose of pfizer s vaccine. that s unclear how long that ....
Protection lasts. the data published in the new england journal of medicine from israel are available for the first 25 days after a booster. but the cdc announced a majority of americans will now be permitted to get boosters if they want one. but many people, especially those who are young and healthy including myself, would still like to see more data on this. doctor cass, i ve got this one. just came in on twitter. this is from m-space. and this person writes my stepdaughter is worried about the long-term side effects of the vaccine. so she and her mother have not had them. one of her four children have had the virus. how can i get through to her to get vaccinated? yeah. i think we ve been asking and answering this question since the pandemic started. we know for sure this virus, its infection is unexpected. ....
Including here in new york where it is taped for playback in other areas of the country. that is extraordinary for her to be going on the view and trying to reach a different kind of audience. that must have been quite the scene, jonathan. jim messina, i just want to get back, also, to the effect on the president s polling where he s really taken a hit as the messy withdrawal from afghanistan began taking a toll, but it s really covid. after a very successful rollout of vaccinations when they first took over but promising it will be done by july 4th and promising by last week, by the beginning of this week, i should say, by monday they would be able to do the booster shots. they have not yet been approved by the cdc. there have been some hiccups and ....
Next slide, to reiterate what dr. walensky said, we re talking about boosters but the fact is it s still extremely important for the unvaccinated individuals to get vaccinated. as dr. walensky said, i will repeat it because it s worth repeating, after delta became the most common variant a fully vaccinated person had a reduced risk of infection by five fold, hospitalizations greater than tenfold and death by greater than tenfold. with that i ll hand it over to dr. murphy. and joining us now dr. patel who served as health director and a brookings institution director. thank you so much. a lot of confusion and it s very unusual for the cdc director to overrule an advisory panel and do this overnight with the president rushing out today with his reaction which they expected ....
Scientific community. acip and fda only reviewed data for the pfizer biontech vaccine. cdc did continue to monitor the safety and effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines to ensure appropriate recommendations to keep all americans safe. we will with similar urgency evaluate the available data in the coming weeks to swiftly make additional recommendations for other populations at risk and people who received moderna and j&j vaccines. while today s action was an initial step related to booster shots it will not distract us from our most important focus to get as many vaccinated. we will not boost our way out of this pandemic. infections among the unvaccinated continue to fuel this pandemic resulting in a rising number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths where people are unvaccinated. ....