Government advisers are debating who should should get new updated COVID-19 boosters and when
are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves -- and when.made by Pfizer and rival Moderna promise Americans a chance at their most up-to-date protection at yet another critical period in the pandemic. The U.S. still is experiencing tens of thousands of coronavirus cases and about 500 deaths every day, and those numbers are expected to surge again in the fall.
It’s important “to simplify our recommendations,” CDC’s Dr. Melinda Wharton cautioned the advisory panel.still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people who've gotten at least one booster. Before this new booster update, people 50 and older already were urged to get a second booster of the original vaccine — and those who did saw some extra protection especially the longer it had been since their last shot, said CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles.
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