CDC, FDA Push Biden To Scale Back Booster Shot Plan

WASHINGTON, DC — Officials at two federal agencies are pushing back on the Biden administration's plan to roll out COVID-19 booster shots later this month, saying they need more time to collect and review the data.

Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reportedly were among those asking to slow down plans to offer booster shots to many Americans, according to a report by The New York Times.

During the meeting, Woodcock and Walensky reportedly warned that while they may be able to determine in the coming weeks whether to recommend boosters, it would only be for some recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Last month, President Joe Biden announced that the federal government would offer COVID-19 booster shots by the week of Sept. 20 to adults who received their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least eight months ago. Among those first eligible for a booster shot would be many health care workers, nursing home residents and people over age 65.

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