US CDC advisers discuss narrowing use of COVID-19 booster shots

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

April 15, 2025 4:58 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago


April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside panel of vaccine experts on Tuesday discussed narrowing recommendations on the use of COVID-19 booster shots for the upcoming immunization campaign in its first meeting under the new Trump administration.

The panel raised the idea of recommending the updated vaccine only for vulnerable populations at risk of severe COVID-19 for the 2025-2026 season. While most panel members were not opposed, they voiced concerns around the difficulties of implementing the approach.

Denise Jamieson, one of the panel members, said the U.S. has a history of not being able to implement such variable recommendations and that COVID is still a leading cause of death among both adults and children. "Even though I'm very much in favor of considering a risk-based approach, I am concerned about the feasibility of it and the message it might be sending," said Jamie Loehr, another panelist.

A majority of the CDC's working group favored the risk-based approach compared to the current near universal recommendation. The panel is set to vote on formal recommendations in its June meeting. The agency currently recommends that individuals aged six months and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of previous inoculations for the disease.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-advisers-review-vaccine-guidelines-after-months-long-delay-2025-04-15/

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As a note - this is the first time this CDC Committee (ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices), who works with FDA's VRBPAC (Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee), has met since February when everything was turned upside down and their regular meetings were abruptly cancelled by the brain worm host.

I have posted many updates from both Committees throughout the pandemic.

[Tarzanrock]

2. The writing is all over the wall.

You can take it to the bank that the Turd, Brainworm, Oz and co-President Mu$krat don't give a shit about how many Americans suffer and die. Evil is as evil does.

[ReRe]

3. Cruelty is the name of the new vaccine. n/t

[Javaman]

4. sooo, the next round of pandemic sometime this fall? nt

[BumRushDaShow]

5. If that Measles outbreak keeps spreading like it is

it might happen sooner.

[Bayard]

6. trump didn't care how many died during his first stint, (except when his own ass was on the line,)

And he certainly doesn't now. He even fired the guy that saved his life with monoclonal antibodies when Covid landed on him.

I'm wondering if RFK jr is vaccinated.