COVID-19 Boosters Were Supposed To Rollout Today – What Happened?

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It started with the concept of boosters shots gaining traction from the head of Pfizer.

Then, many in the medical and science communities joined in.

Next, President Biden set a date to begin deploying them -- and that day was supposed to be today.

But, at the end of last week, an FDA panel recommended against boosters for most Americans, with a few exceptions.

And that's still not the end.  This week, the issue goes before the CDC for review.

But one thing is for sure: science evolves.

As more data becomes available and more research is done, our understanding of the issue should evolve too.

Today, we take a closer look at the latest guidance on boosters and what happens next, plus we explore developments in vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, for which Pfizer plans to seek emergency authorization soon.

Guests:

Dr. Flor Munoz

Associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine
Infectious disease specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital
Principal investigator of the Pfizer pediatric vaccine trial at Baylor and Texas Children’s

Dr. Alan Barrett

Director of the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences
Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology UTMB-Galveston

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina

Assistant Professor at UTHealth School of Public Health
Author of the blog "Your Local Epidemiologist"

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