Disarray: CDC and FDA tell White House to put most booster shots on hold for now HotAir
If they need more time to assess whether third doses are causing unexpected side effects, fair enough. But if they re holding back because they ve concluded that a third dose provides some extra protection against COVID but not enough, why not dispense the doses anyway? Even if third doses don t do much to add to the vaccinated s protection from severe illness, reducing their ability to get infected and to pass the virus to others will save lives this winter and reduce the total number of hospitalizations, which will be important to making sure that people with health emergencies can get the care they need.
Here s Scott Gottlieb warning that the next big Delta wave is coming to the northeast soon. If you re a senior citizen there, good luck with the two doses you ve already had.
via hotair.com
What a mess.