The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden administration is pushing for the swift release of a booster strategy because some populations - people age 65 or older and people who are immunocompromised, as well as those who got the shots in December or January shortly after they were rolled out - could need boosters as soon as this month, two of the people said.
So we have gone from double-masking to triple-jabbing... one wonders when it will end?
Of course, approval for the third dose will need to come from the FDA, and Biden Administration officials are working with the agency to try and work something out. But as Axios points out, scientists aren't exactly in agreement that booster shots are the right course of action. Some are concerned that antibodies from the shots fade over time.
The FDA recently claimed there wasn't enough evidence to warrant recommending booster shots after Pfizer started actively campaigning for them. But apparently, they have changed their tune, even as more data emerges to suggest that the present delta-driven wave of infections might soon start to wane.
If people remain unvaccinated, they eventually will be the “control group” which will prove that the vaccines do not work and have devastating side effects. This is why there is now a push for mandatory vaccines.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel appeared on CNBC Thursday morning to advocate the need for booster shots while promoting the latest favorable data (trial data showing the Moderna jab is 93% effective).
"The data that we have shows across all age groups very good efficacy duration," says $MRNA CEO @sbancel on if a booster is needed. "Phase one data showed antibodies even in the 65 and above to be at the same level as the young adults." pic.twitter.com/IKCBj24VSD
— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) August 5, 2021
