CDC Director Rochelle Walensky reversed her own agency's advisory panel in a rare move late Thursday and added a recommendation for boosters for people at risk because of their jobs. At least 2.37 million people in the U.S. have received booster doses as of Friday, according to data from the CDC. The company filed for emergency use authorization for booster doses in late August and submitted data to the FDA, which was made public last week. Each had received two doses of the vaccine and were given a booster dose at least six months later. They added that studies on booster doses have presented conflicting findings and that 'known and unknown biases that can affect their reliability.'

Source: The Nation September 24, 2021 13:52 UTC