Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the CDC may soon offer greater clarity on who will be eligible for Covid booster doses.
on Pfizer's boosters before the CDC begins a two-day series of meetings on third doses Wednesday and Thursday, where Gottlieb said health officials may expand upon the FDA's direction.
"They provide granular guidance to physicians and patients, and they interpret the recommendations that come out of the Food and Drug Administration," Gottlieb said of the CDC. "So for example, they might say that they might enumerate the kinds of severe conditions that would qualify someone for a booster."that would have permitted third doses for all Americans 16 and older, voicing reservations over insufficient data and the risk of myocarditis.
Gottlieb said the process gave off conflicting messages about who would be eligible for boosters, but added that he always thought the FDA would hold two votes to narrow down the potential recipients of a third Pfizer dose. "I think the meeting created a perception that there could be conflicting messages. I don't think that that's the case," Gottlieb said. "The FDA at first voted on boosters for the entire age range 16 and up, ultimately settled on a recommendation that boosters should be made available to people 65 and older, and those who are at risk of a severe outcome from Covid, those who are at more risk from the disease itself.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference in New York City, U.S., September 15, 2021.Gottlieb added: "I think it created a perception that the agency voted down boosters before they voted for it – that wasn't the case. It was more an administrative action, and I think that that's where it created some public confusion.
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