CDC Panel Recommends Third Dose for Some with Weakened Immune Systems
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A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel Friday recommended a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for some people with weakened immune systems following a Thursday authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 11-0 on the matter. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky must give a final sign-off. The CDC said those seeking a booster will not need a prescription or proof from a health care provider saying they are immunocompromised, Reuters reported. “It will be a patient's attestation, and there will be no requirement for proof or prescription or a recommendation from an individual's health care provider,” CDC official Dr. Amanda Cohn said, speaking before the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice vote.FILE - Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead performs during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis. Aug. 3, 2002. Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Oct. 25, 2024, at age 84. FILE - This undated file photo shows members of the Grateful Dead, from left to right, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir.
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