Biden administration officials are developing a plan to allow all adults to receive a second coronavirus booster shot as the White House and health experts seek to blunt a virus surge that has sent hospitalizations to their highest levels since March 3.
the actual number probably many times higher, experts say, as most Americans test at home. Hospitalization and death levels are mounting, although they remain significantly below January peaks, with about 38,000 people hospitalized with covid as of Sunday and an average daily death toll of 327 as of Monday.
While persuading those who haven’t gotten vaccinated or fully vaccinated to get the full regimen and their first booster shot is critical, Fauci said, “we also need to allow people who are under 50 to get their second booster shot, since it may have been months since many of them got their first booster.”Another official said some administration experts are worried the BA. 4 and BA.
“I do think [a second booster shot] does make sense for certain groups, but a universal boosting strategy doesn’t make sense,” Offit said in an interview Monday, citing data showing that three doses of mRNA vaccine provided long-lasting protection against severe disease.
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