Joe Biden will get his booster shot on-camera if CDC panel green light this week third dose for Americans 65 and over
- President Joe Biden will receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on television, the White House said on Monday
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, ‘He will do that and he will do it on camera.’
- Monday marked the date the Biden administration plans to introduce booster shots for most Americans
- But on Friday, an FDA advisory panel rejected plans to give booster doses to Americans 16 and older, saying that Americans 65 and older should go first.
- Now the administration is waiting for an advisory panel to the CDC to determine how to use FDA-approved vaccines.
- “Based on his recommendation, we are ready to execute the plan, which includes our booster shot to the president,” Saki said.
President Joe Biden Will receive his booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on television, white House Said Monday.
White House press secretary ‘he will do it and he will do it on camera’ jane saki Asked at Monday’s press briefing whether Biden will get its third dose? pfizer Commentary and if he would do so publicly.
Saki said, ‘I don’t have a date for you at all.’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a Monday press briefing that President Joe Biden will receive a third dose of the Kovid-19 vaccine on camera.
President Joe Biden is seen receiving his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 21
Monday marked the date the Biden administration planned to introduce booster shots for most Americans.
The Biden administration initially wanted booster shots to be made available to all Americans who are currently eligible for the vaccine.
The announcement came last month and was before the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their positions on the matter.
But on Friday, An FDA advisory panel rejected a plan to give booster doses to Americans 16 and older — and instead said that those 65 and older should get boosters first, as well as the risk of developing serious illness. for people at high risk.
The FDA is not required to follow the guidance of an advisory panel, but it usually does.
And when the FDA approves vaccines, it comes down to the CDC advisory panel — the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice — to recommend whether those vaccines are used.
ACIP is meeting later this week.
“Based on his recommendation, we are certainly ready to work on the plan and that includes our booster shot to the president,” Saki explained.
Biden is 78 years old and thus would likely qualify for a booster.
He and First Lady Jill Biden received their first COVID Pfizer dose on December 21 and the second dose on January 11.
The then President-elect had cameras that watched him take the shot.
Jill Biden opted to get her jabs off-camera.
In August, as the Biden administration began recommending booster doses, Saki was asked whether Americans should get a third dose, when global vaccination rates are still not very high.
The World Health Organization has been critical of booster shots.
Saki called it a ‘wrong choice’.
Saki said, ‘We can do both. ‘And the United States is the largest contributor to global supply, the global fight against COVID. We will continue to be the arsenal for vaccines around the world.
“We also have enough supplies and have planned for a long time to have enough supplies, which are needed for the eligible population,” the press secretary said.
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