What's wrong with the CDC?

[Cattledog]

Not approving a booster for frontline healthcare workers????

[Meowmee]

1. Another terrible decision as I said before nt

[Scrivener7]

2. Omg. I missed that.

I see they are not breaking their perfect streak of really stupid pandemic advice.

Every single thing they have said since the very beginning of the pandemic when they said, "Just wash your hands a lot and you'll be just fine."

[applegrove]

3. I know in Ontario Canada they vaccinated the front line long term care workers

before the residents of the long term care homes. Now they are vaccinating the residents of long term care first and I have not heard anything about the healthcare workers.

[SheltieLover]

4. Meanwhile...

Israel is already planning for 4th Pfizer booster, should one be needed.

What a concept!

[hlthe2b]

5. It is the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP) that has made this recommendation

and the votes were mixed, to say the least, on all possible measures.

While CDC rarely, if ever moves beyond this committee of independent experts, they certainly could revisit it quite quickly as more data comes in. CDC Director Wallensky COULD if she chose to move ahead now, but I'd guess that she won't.

I disagree with not including HCWs (as anyone who knows me would not be surprised to hear).

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. Teachers need boosters too!

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Is there evidence the existing vaccine regimen isn't working for frontline healthcare workers?

There is evidence it's fading for over 65s, so a booster makes sense for them. There's evidence that immunocompromised people didn't get great protection in the first place, and perhaps a 3rd jab may help.

[sheshe2]

9. Many frontline workers were vaccinated earlier than 65+.

My niece, ICU nurse, was vaccinated months before I was. I think they are making a huge mistake here. JMO.

[LisaL]

10. ITA.

I just don't get CDC.
What are they thinking?

[sheshe2]

14. I am sure U remember.

We are back at square one when they said old people will be the ones dying. We all know that wasn't true then or now. Boosters are needed for all... not just from COVID itself but from the carriers that are anti vax and anti mask that are doing everything in their power to make us unsafe.

I have issues with the CDC. Yes this virus was a learning curve for them but I am not sure if they have learned anything at all.

[LisaL]

15. Pfizer now has full approval.

Which means it can be prescribed off label. I hope that means health care workers can still get their shot.

[sheshe2]

16. I hope so as well, Lisa.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. But that doesn't mean the vaccine effectiveness is wearing off for them

The evidence from the English vaccines showed the effectiveness for under 65s holding up well over several months. It was the over 65s, with generally weaker immune systems, who had started to show a drop. It wasn't about them having longer since the shot.

[IggleDuer]

8. The immune status of frontline healthcare workers is no different than others at the same age...

…What puts the elderly group at risk is that their immunity wanes. A 20-year old in health care is not in greater risk at the six-month point.

[LisaL]

12. They were vaccinated earlier than general population.

Most likely with Pfizer, since that was the first available. Pfizer's induced immunity wanes.

[sheshe2]

13. Yes they were, Lisa.

[Treefrog]

11. I've lost any confidence I ever had in them months ago.

Very disappointing.

[wishstar]

18. CDC Director Walensky has overruled the board and she is approving booster for frontline workers

We have been seeing way too much confusing contradictory news regarding the boosters. Seems like there is too much preliminary coverage in the news given to the votes by CDC and FDA advisory boards before the final official recommendations are issued causing a lot of needless back and forth confusion to the public.

[MichMan]

19. That gives me confidence

A political appointee over ruling the opinion by her own advisory panel of scientific experts.