CDC advisory committee voices support for immunocompromised people getting boosters.
Plus, the bipartisan infrastructure deal faces a key test vote and Jeff Bezos returns from a successful flight to the edge of space.During the last year and a half, immunocompromised people have been at extremely high risk for the virus.
"I can't wait to see my stepdaughter's new Colorado home," he said, choking up."I want to eat a medium rare steak at the Diamond Grill." At the same time, pressure is mounting as other countries, including France and Israel, already have approved boosters for those who are immunosuppressed. In the U.S., debate over booster shots for the general public hasData presented at the meeting said a booster shot could increase antibodies in an immunocompromised person by up to 50%.
For example, in one U.S. study, 44% of hospitalized breakthrough cases were immunocompromised people. An Israeli study found it was around 40%. Breakthrough cases, which are expected, refer to people who test positive for COVID-19 while fully vaccinated. The vaccines are highly effective against severe disease and hospitalization, but it's possible for people to develop mild or asymptomatic illness even when vaccinated.
Another ACIP member, Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, a liaison of the American Medical Association, pointed out that there are millions of excess vaccine doses right now that aren't being taken advantage of in the U.S.
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