UPDATED: CDC director Rochelle Walensky signed off tonight on the expansion of booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines to millions more Americans, according to multiple media reports. The FDA had approv…
that may be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to individuals 65 years of age and older, 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe Covid, 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2
The use of a single booster dose of the Janssen Covid-19 Vaccine may be administered at least 2 months after completion of the single-dose primary regimen to individuals 18 years of age and older.Ferrer said the number of eligible Los Angeles County residents, broken down by the vaccine they originally received is as follows: 1.5 million who got Pfizer, 1.7 million who got Moderna and 470,000 who got Johnson & Johnson.
In terms of delivery, the director said the county has “plenty of doses right now,” for those who immediately want their boosters. Further down the line, Ferrer sees approval of vaccinations for kids 5-11 years old in early November, possibly by the 4th or 5th. She said the county was expecting 92,000 kid-sized doses in that first week and noted that kids 5-11 “currently represent 6% of infections.” Ferrer estimated that there are about 900,000 kids ages 5-11 in L.A. County.
She shared the county’s working timeline of reviewing, approving and administering vaccines for children. See it below.
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