about who could get the jab and who should . Director Rochelle P. Walensky said, “It’s especially important for those 65 and older and to those 50 and older with underlying medical conditions.” The New York Timesthe difference, noting “fairly robust data showing a need for stronger protection now that variants have cut into the vaccines’ potency” but “significantly less data on whether a second booster will provide that protection, and for how long.
Even though the COVID-19 death rate has plunged, any sort of mixed messaging during a public health crisis is problematic. But the differences over a second booster shot could have the welcome effect of pointing to how disappointing the U.S. record has been on the first booster shot, which the CDC strongly endorses. San Diego County