Anthony Fauci, the U.S.’s top infectious-disease doctor, said Covid-19 vaccine booster shots should be given “reasonably soon" to people with weakened immune systems. “We need to look at them in a different light," Fauci said on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS" on Sunday. Fauci spoke as debate grows over “breakthrough" infections among fully vaccinated people and whether approval should be given for booster shots. On Sunday, Israel, the first nation to roll out booster shots widely, said it had given more than 420,000 third shots to people 60 and over. When asked if other groups should get booster shots, Fauci said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready to give such recommendations “as soon as" they see clear evidence to do so from the data.

Source: Mint August 08, 2021 15:45 UTC