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Moderna vaccine. >> interesting. all right. finally, doctor, flu season. a lot of doctors and health officials are worried especially with covid cases so high right now. last year it wasn't so much of an issue because we were at home, right? and so much of us were masking as we were supposed to. how can we convince more americans to get a flu shot when so many are, 54% are vaccinated against covid? >> actually i tweeted about this the other day, this is the fall and winter to get that flu vaccine if you have never received it before. our hospitals are overwhelmed. they don't have capacity to a...

Protection hoelsds up better in the long-term while protection from pfizer declines over time. i got pfizer. kendis got moderna. how could that impact the next steps snrchlts right. i know. another piece of data. and so i think that the findings of this study actually really confirm and support the fda's recommendations for boosters for people over 65. this study actually looked at people, their median age was 68 years old. it was really an elder age subset of people showing this reduced noount to the pfizer vaccine. seems appropriate that the advisory committee would recommend the for people ...

Science, especially given you also have a large number of unvaccinated people in the country and the whole issue of global vaccine and equity. so, again, i am reassured seeing that the fda is following the data that is available. so for folks who are not eligible yet i would say wait for the data to come out once they are eligible they will receive their boosters. >> and personally how do you feel? as a medical professional you were one of the first to be eligible. >> right. yeah. especially as a health care worker. yeah, no, i think that especially those people in high-risk settings, the delt...

Is unclear. moderna we know has submitted an application with the fda this month. meanwhile, j&j still has not, but we know that they are engaged with the agency. lindsey. >> kathy park, thank you. let's bring in msnbc medical contributor dr. black stock. good morning and good to see you. what do you make of the decision sheer by the panel to only recommend boosters for older and more vulnerable americans? >> i understand how the public could be confused. i believe president biden spoke prematurely. the decision made friday by the fda viedsry committee makes sense. it follows the signs that we...